Primary school

St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Wigan
  • WN6 0LF
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Feb 2023 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 292 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 2%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 5%5%2016/17: top 5%2017/18: top 3%2018/19: top 24%2022/23: top 8%2023/24: top 18%2024/25: top 2%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM91% · North West 63%10/10 Top 10%+23.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM24% · North West 6%10/10 Top 10%+14.8 pts
Reading score110 · North West 10510/10 Top 10%+16.8 pts
Maths score108 · North West 1059/10 Top 20%+13.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 84% · 25 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 87% · 31 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 91% · 23 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 81% · 31 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 76% · 33 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 91% · 34 pupils · North West 63%91%76%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 20% · 25 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 29% · 31 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 26% · 23 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 17% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 26% · 31 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 9% · 33 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 24% · 34 pupils · North West 6%29%9%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 110 · 25 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 110 · 31 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 110 · 23 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 109 · 31 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 33 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 110 · 34 pupils · North West 105110106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 109 · 25 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 110 · 31 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 109 · 23 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 31 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 106 · 33 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 108 · 34 pupils · North West 105110106No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in69.8%
30 of 43 who put it first2014 · 96.3%2026 · 69.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4330
2nd360
3rd420

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Outstanding
  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 2026197
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.8%
First language not English11.3%
SEN support16.3%
EHC plan5.4%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils9.0%

Girls 56.2%Boys 43.8%

93.8% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher26.5
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 5.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 12.1
  • Other support 3.9

Teachers 7.4 FTE · Whole workforce 23.4 · 46 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,897
Spend per pupil£8,341
Staff spend per pupil£5,097
Reserve per pupil£1,690
  • +£332,882revenue reserve
  • +£109,564in-year balance

Grants £6,453 · self-generated £2,444 · premises £366 per pupil