St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 4–11MixedRoman Catholic
Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7DY
Headteacher · Mr Gareth Doherty
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Key facts
Pupils212Capacity 210
OfstedGoodInspected 27 September 2023
Free school meals9.4%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 27 September 2023.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
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
30 of the 32 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered30
Applications71
First choice32
First-choice offers30
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 Stephen's CofE Primary School0.3 mi
- Tyldesley Primary School0.8 mi
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School1.1 mi
- Garrett Hall Primary School1.2 mi
- Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery1.2 mi