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St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

URN
106488
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
URN
106488
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

49 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

30

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

47

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
23 January 2023
Inspection date
3 November 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 23 January 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

49

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.63×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wigan
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Wigan)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.stoswaldswigan.co.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

60.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

60.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

66.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

52.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

WN4 9AZ - Council Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Council Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire
Postcode
WN4 9AZ
Phone
1942724820
Website
www.stoswaldswigan.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wigan
Local authority code
359

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 259 schools in Wigan.

Authority statistics

Total schools

259

Open schools

145

Closed schools

114

Primary schools

162

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    23 January 20233 November 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 23 January 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      23 January 2023
      Inspected
      3 November 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    61.2%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 26

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    42

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary162 (63.0%)
    • Secondary42 (16.3%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other53 (20.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    R L Hughes Primary School369 mPrimaryOpen
    The Gerard Pupil Referral Unit495 mNot applicableClosed
    St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield588 mSecondaryOpen
    St Thomas CofE Primary School685 mPrimaryOpen
    Cansfield High School698 mSecondaryOpen
    The Byrchall High School710 mSecondaryClosed
    The Byrchall High School710 mSecondaryOpen
    Ascent Autism Specialist College952 mNot applicableOpen
    Nicol Mere School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    • R L Hughes Primary School
      Distance
      369 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • The Gerard Pupil Referral Unit
      Distance
      495 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
      Distance
      588 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • St Thomas CofE Primary School
      Distance
      685 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Wigan)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abram Bryn Gates Primary SchoolPrimaryWN2 5JTClosed
    Abram CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryWN2 5QEClosed
    All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, WiganPrimaryWA3 3LUOpen
    Aspull Church Primary SchoolPrimaryWN2 1QTOpen
    Aspull New Springs Infant SchoolPrimaryWN2 1EXClosed
    • Abram Bryn Gates Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WN2 5JT
      Status
      Closed
    • Abram CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WN2 5QE
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WA3 3LU
      Status
      Open
    • Aspull Church Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WN2 1QT
      Status
      Open
    Cansfield High School
    Distance
    698 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • The Byrchall High School
    Distance
    710 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Byrchall High School
    Distance
    710 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Ascent Autism Specialist College
    Distance
    952 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Nicol Mere School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Aspull New Springs Infant School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WN2 1EX
    Status
    Closed