St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge
Voluntary aided school in Wigan, St. Helens.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 165 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 19.40% |
| Local authority | St. Helens |
| Address | Off London Fields, Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7LS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.billingestaidans.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01744678042 |
| URN | 104798 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 19 May 2026, published 6 July 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 20 February 2024, published 25 March 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 28 September 2022, 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
- Billinge Chapel End Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Garswood Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Rectory CofE Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Carr Mill Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Winstanley Community Primary School (primary school, about 3.2 km)
- Orrell Newfold Community Primary School (primary school, about 3.4 km)
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 3.4 km)
Browse: Primary schools in St. Helens
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.