Rectory CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Wigan, St. Helens.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 130 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 41.10% |
| Local authority | St. Helens |
| Address | Rectory Road, North Ashton, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 0QF |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://rectorycoeprimaryschool.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01744678470 |
| URN | 104797 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 June 2026, published 29 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 30 April 2024, published 12 June 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 22 March 2023, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
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
- Garswood Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Nicol Mere School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- R L Hughes Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Winstanley Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Marus Bridge Primary School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
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