St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Primary schoolSt Stephen's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 240 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 10 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 63% of pupils at St Stephen's CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 63% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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
In a straight line- St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- Tyldesley Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- St Mary's Catholic High SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 47.1 (2025/26, provisional)880 m
- Garrett Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wigan
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).