Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
Community school in Wigan, Wigan.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 447 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 409 |
| Free school meals | 10.40% |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Address | St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7BD |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.newfold.wigan.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01942207134 |
| URN | 106412 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 5 June 2024, published 11 July 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell (primary school, about 0.2 km)
- Orrell Holgate Academy (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- St John's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Crawford Village Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Moorside Community Primary Academy School (primary school, about 2.8 km)
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