St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Wigan, Wigan.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 187 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 199 |
| Free school meals | 18.50% |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Address | Golborne Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 8SJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.ashtonsaintwilfrids.wigan.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01942707101 |
| URN | 106509 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 24 February 2026, published 29 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Latest ungraded inspection: 15 September 2021, outcome: School remains Good.
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 Thomas CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Nicol Mere School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- R L Hughes Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Golborne Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan (primary school, about 2.6 km)
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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.