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St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Gary Hayes

location_onWigan, WN5 7AA

language Visit Website phone 1942748455

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

401

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Expected Standard

80%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Wigan, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 12% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell is a voluntary aided school in Wigan, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 371 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 20% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #18 of 97 primaries in Wigan and #1,780 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 63%

Reading90% LA 75%

Writing87% LA 72%

Maths88% LA 76%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading92% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing88% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading90% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths97% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA 0.2

1.9 to 5.1

1.8

Write

LA 0.9

0.2 to 3.3

4.3

Maths

LA 0.5

2.8 to 5.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading93% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths97% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA -0.2

2.0 to 5.2

0.7

Write

LA 0.4

-0.7 to 2.2

2.3

Maths

LA 0.1

0.9 to 3.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 68%

Reading95% LA 78%

Writing91% LA 80%

Maths91% LA 80%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 0.7

1 to 4.6

1.3

Write

LA 0.7

-0.4 to 3

4.3

Maths

LA 0.9

2.7 to 5.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 February 2022

Inspection Report

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10 January 2017

Inspection Report

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19 April 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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19 March 2007

Inspection Report

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18 June 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-04-19

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-03-19

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 371 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	371	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	368	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	384	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	385	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	383	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	401	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	401	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	403	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	403	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	402	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	401	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	400	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	400	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	397	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	416	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	417	2	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	391	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	391	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	389	4	1.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	370	3	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	368	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	368	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 41 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils