St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 25 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wigan
Unique reference
130384
Address
Worsley Mesnes Drive, Worsley Mesnes, WN3 5AN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
191 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
55.5%
Girls
44.5%
First language not English
24.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
52.4%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
27.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 60.2%
African 14.7%
Other 8.4%
Mixed 5.2%
Other Asian 3.1%
Chinese 2.1%
Other White 1.6%
Indian 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1%
Irish 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.1
WritingWell above average3.1
MathsAbove average2.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
21
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
21
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
21
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
21
11
10
Year 1
23
16
7
Year 2
27
11
16
Year 3
30
20
10
Year 4
29
17
12
Year 5
31
14
17
Year 6
30
17
13
Year 2024-2025

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