St William's Catholic Primary School

WiganVoluntary aided school

Ince Green Lane, Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN2 2DG

Headteacher: Mrs Emily EllisSchool website ↗Pupils: 233 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
54%
Reading, Writing & Maths
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
54.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
4.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 68%·Writing 61%·Maths 75%All three 54%
Reading
Expected68%
Exceeding14%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected61%
Exceeding4%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected75%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
35
How many got their first choice?
29of 35 (82.9%)
How many applied in total?
55

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
43.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
39.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
21.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
123 girls, 110 boys

Location

Loading map...

Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 70% (2018/19), currently 54%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1646.0%0.0%-2.0+1.9-0.1
2016/1743.0%0.0%-3.1-2.0-3.6
2017/1868.0%12.0%+1.2-1.8+3.4
2018/1970.0%7.0%+0.5+0.5+1.4
2022/2340.0%7.0%-1.2-3.6+3.5
2023/2452.0%0.0%---
2024/2554.0%4.0%---
St William's Catholic Primary School | Wigan | SchoolCompare