Primary
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy
Rectory Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XB
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 582 of 500 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- THE LEARNING TOGETHER TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 31.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 47.0
- Pupils per adult
- 12.4
- Pupils
- 582
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
January 2022
Previous framework
Outstanding
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
SATs results
84%
18 points above the Wigan average (66% across 105 schools)
107.0
1.3 above the Wigan average (105.7 across 105 schools)
24th of 105 by our score, among the primary schools in Wigan we can score - 112 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 109 |
| Average reading score | 107 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 84% |
| Working at a higher standard | 25% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 80% |
| 23/24 | 92% |
| 24/25 | 84% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 111.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 112.0 |
| 24/25 | 109.0 |
Rectory Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Wigan admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Stuart Colothan
- Address
- Rectory Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XB
- Telephone
- 01257423992