St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Wigan, Wigan.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 209 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 12.90% |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Address | Standishgate, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1XL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.saintmaryandjohn.wigan.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01942206733 |
| URN | 106459 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 March 2023, published 23 May 2023:
| 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
- Mab's Cross Primary School (primary school, about 0.1 km)
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- St Catharine's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Woodfield Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Britannia Bridge Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan (primary school, about 1.7 km)
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