St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 3–11MixedRoman Catholic
Golborne Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8SJ
Headteacher · Mrs Geraldine O'Brien
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Key facts
Pupils187Capacity 199
OfstedReport cardInspected 24 February 2026
Free school meals18.5%
Ofsted
Report card from the inspection on 24 February 2026.
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingMet
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Wigan council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in WiganApplications for September 2026
All 18 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered24
Applications36
First choice18
First-choice offers18
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- St Thomas CofE Primary School0.5 mi
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School0.9 mi
- Nicol Mere School1.0 mi
- R L Hughes Primary School1.0 mi
- Golborne Community Primary School1.4 mi