# St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School

St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 209 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E106459. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 209
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 106459

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), March 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 28 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils at St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Wigan | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Mab's Cross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mabs-cross-primary-school-e106405): 90 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Douglas Valley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/douglas-valley-nursery-school-e106398): 240 m. Nursery. School remains Outstanding, February 2024
- [The Ark Wigan Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ark-wigan-ltd-e152805): 640 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Wigan and Leigh College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wigan-and-leigh-college-e130521): 650 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-deanery-church-of-england-high-school-and-sixth-form-college-e106534): 760 m. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e106460): 780 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/106459)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/106459)

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