Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolTwelve Apostles Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 213 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 13 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
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, 60% of pupils at Twelve Apostles Catholic 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 | 60% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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- Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)250 m
- Newton Westpark Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)350 m
- The Westleigh SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 45.0 (2025/26, provisional)350 m
- Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)410 m
- Leigh St John's CofE PrimaryPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- The Holden SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.5 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).