Primary school

St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Wigan
  • WN3 5AN
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,230 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 42%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 29%29%2016/17: top 36%2017/18: top 81%2018/19: top 84%2022/23: top 53%2023/24: top 16%16% · 2023/242024/25: top 42%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM67% · North West 63%6/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM17% · North West 6%9/10 Top 20%
Reading score109 · North West 1059/10 Top 20%
Maths score106 · North West 1057/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 65% · 20 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 69% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 52% · 29 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 52% · 29 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 60% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 77% · 22 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 63%77%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 20 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 9% · 22 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 17% · 30 pupils · North West 6%17%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 20 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 109 · 22 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 105109101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 20 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 108 · 22 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 105108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
11 of 11 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1111
2nd100
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2011Satisfactory
  4. 2013Requires improvement
  5. 2015Good
  6. 2019Requires improvement
  7. 2023Good

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 2026188
Free school meals (past 6 years)52.4%
First language not English24.6%
SEN support27.8%
EHC plan5.2%
Absence (sessions missed)6.1%
Persistently absent pupils18.9%

Girls 44.5%Boys 55.5%

89.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.4
Pupils per adult9.5
  • Classroom teachers 9
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 7.2
  • Other support 5.3

Teachers 10.8 FTE · Whole workforce 23.3 · 32 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,372
Spend per pupil£9,345
Staff spend per pupil£6,836
Reserve per pupil£587
  • +£110,275revenue reserve
  • +£5,172in-year balance

Grants £7,559 · self-generated £1,814 · premises £451 per pupil