Primary school

St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Wigan
  • WN1 1XL
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,618 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 44%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 8%8%2016/17: top 6%2017/18: top 1%1% · 2017/182018/19: top 13%2022/23: top 14%2023/24: top 10%2024/25: top 44%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM67% · North West 63%6/10 Middle−30.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · North West 6%3/10 Below−27.8 pts
Reading score108 · North West 1058/10 Above+13.2 pts
Maths score103 · North West 1053/10 Below−61.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 79% · 29 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 87% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 97% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 83% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 81% · 31 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 63%97%67%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 14% · 29 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 13% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 13% · 31 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 6%14%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 29 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 110 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 110 · 31 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 105110106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 108 · 29 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 107 · 31 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 105109103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in83.3%
30 of 36 who put it first2014 · 75.0%2026 · 83.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3630
2nd340
3rd180

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2023Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026209
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.2%
First language not English25.7%
SEN support10.5%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)3.5%
Persistently absent pupils4.9%

Girls 53.8%Boys 46.2%

99.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.0
Pupils per adult13.7
  • Classroom teachers 7.1
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.2
  • Other support 2.2

Teachers 9.1 FTE · Whole workforce 17.5 · 28 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,631
Spend per pupil£6,771
Staff spend per pupil£5,182
Reserve per pupil£85
  • +£17,763revenue reserve
  • −£29,398in-year balance

Grants £6,090 · self-generated £541 · premises £283 per pupil