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All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan

Primary Ages 3-11 250 pupils Warrington
Ofsted: Outstanding
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All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan is a voluntary aided school in Warrington for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 250 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2025. In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Places are in short supply, with 15 of the 43 families who named it as their first choice for a Reception place in September 2026 missing out.

Ofsted inspection: May 2025. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Hazel Grove
Golborne
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 3LU
Phone 01942747655
Reference Number 106505

General Makeup

Number of pupils 250
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50%
Girls: 50%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 21.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 31.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 17 30
2 15 15 30
3 16 15 31
4 17 15 32
5 20 10 30
6 16 16 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 74%
White, Other 7.6%
Chinese 6.4%
African 4%
Indian 3.2%
Mixed, Other 2%
Irish 1.2%
Asian, Other 0.4%

All Saints Catholic Primary School in Golborne maintains high standards following its previous outstanding inspection. The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils thrive academically and socially, showing exceptional behaviour and respect. They engage actively in a rich curriculum that places a strong emphasis on reading, supported by effective phonics teaching. The commitment to personal development is evident, with a focus on values such as diversity, charity, and well-being, ensuring pupils are well-prepared for their future.

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Report Date 01 Apr 2025
Date Report
01 Apr 2025 School inspection
29 Jan 2019 Full inspection:
17 Jan 2018 Short inspection
18 Mar 2014 Full inspection:
21 Jun 2012 Curriculum and development visit
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
08 Jul 2009 Full inspection:
21 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
26 Nov 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils achieve exceptionally well and are well-prepared for secondary education.
  • Strong emphasis on reading across the curriculum.
  • Staff are expertly trained to deliver effective phonics support.
  • Positive relationships between pupils and staff foster a caring environment.
  • Tailored opportunities for personal development and understanding of British values.
  • Effective engagement with parents and carers to promote school attendance.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 68%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.3
Writing 1.6
Maths 0.1

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 25 1
Third Preference 17 1
From another Local Authority 1 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan had 214 pupils for 210 places. That is 4 more pupils than the school has room for.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Area 2: Lowton and Golborne” planning area

Wigan counted 283 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 324 in 2029–30, up 14%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 206210210210210210210210210210210210210210210
Pupils 191187189197202209206207206208211210213216214
Unfilled 7.3%11.0%10.0%6.2%3.8%0.5%1.9%1.4%1.9%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.2%2.8%2.4%2.5%3.4%2.7%2.3%5.6%4.8%4.4%3.8%
Unauthorised absence 0.8%0.9%0.8%0.8%0.8%0.9%0.7%0.9%1.4%1.2%1.1%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.5%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.2% of pupils at All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 2.91.70.00.00.40.41.62.80.42.40.00.40.80.82.52.8
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000001

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 9.610.714.917.99.29.610.010.09.711.210.29.89.49.49.99.9
Teachers who left state teaching 11.1%10.0%21.5%31.8%0.0%0.0%10.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.1%9.1%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 60.0%50.0%60.0%66.7%81.8%60.0%72.7%50.0%18.2%–40.0%90.0%63.6%75.0%50.0%–
Sick days per teacher 3.11.34.32.02.14.13.40.40.3–7.75.34.34.26.0–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.6% of pupils at All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 13 8
Social, emotional and mental health 6 4
No specialist assessment of need 6 0
Specific learning difficulty 3 2
Moderate learning difficulty 4 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 1
Physical disability 1 1

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan received £7,227 and spent £6,943 for each of its 243 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £277,000 (£1,142 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £216,000£248,000£268,000£274,000£237,000£155,000£208,000£277,000
per pupil £928£1,039£1,149£1,162£978£658£872£1,142
In-year balance £42,000£32,000£20,000£5,000-£37,000-£82,000£53,000£69,000
per pupil £181£135£85£23-£151-£348£222£284

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School
Church Street, Golborne, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 3TH
0.2 miles
Golborne Community Primary School
Talbot Street, Golborne, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 3NN
0.29 miles
Lowton West Primary School
Slag Lane, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 2ED
0.54 miles
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Church Lane, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 2PW
0.9 miles
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
Cranham Avenue, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 2PQ
1 miles
Lowton Junior and Infant School
Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 2AW
1.49 miles
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
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1.61 miles
St Peter's CofE Primary School
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1.68 miles
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Newton Road, Lowton, Lowton St Mary's Ce Primary School, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 1EW
1.74 miles
Willow Grove Primary School
Willow Grove, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN4 8XF
1.74 miles
St Thomas CofE Primary School
Hodnet Drive, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 8PQ
1.79 miles
Newton-le-Willows Primary School
Sanderling Road, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 9UF
2.02 miles
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy
Victoria Road, Newton-le-Willows, St Helens, Merseyside, WA12 9RX
2.1 miles
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Council Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9AZ
2.11 miles
Gilded Hollins Community School
St Helen's Road, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 3PQ
2.26 miles
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
Barn Way, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 9QQ
2.28 miles
R L Hughes Primary School
Mayfield Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9QL
2.33 miles
The District CofE Primary School
Patterson Street, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 9PZ
2.45 miles
Nicol Mere School
Roman Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 8DF
2.54 miles
Wargrave CofE Primary School
Bradlegh Road, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 8QL
2.6 miles
Name Distance
Golborne High School
Lowton Road, Golborne, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 3EL
0.45 miles
Green Meadow Independent Primary School
Robson Way, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2RD
1.27 miles
Hope Academy
Ashton Road, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 0AQ
1.59 miles
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Rookery Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9PF
1.94 miles
The Byrchall High School
Warrington Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9PQ
1.96 miles
Lowton Church of England High School
Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 1DU
1.97 miles
Cansfield High School
Old Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9TP
2.43 miles
Wargrave House School
449 Wargrave Road, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 8RS
2.59 miles
The Holden School
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2.81 miles
Landgate School, Bryn
Landgate Lane, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Bryn, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN4 0EP
3.16 miles
Willow Bank School
Winwick Road, St Helens, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 8DE
3.24 miles
Martha H School
Downall Green Road, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN4 0LZ
3.32 miles
Newbridge Learning Community
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3.39 miles
Learn 4 Life School
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3.39 miles
Outwood Academy Haydock
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3.52 miles
Fix-It (UK) Ltd
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3.52 miles
Hawkley Hall High School
Carr Lane, Hawkley Hall, Wigan, Lancashire, WN3 5NY
3.71 miles
Culcheth High School
Warrington Road, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 5HH
3.73 miles
The Westleigh School
Westleigh Lane, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5NL
3.78 miles
Hope School
Kelvin Grove, Marus Bridge, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN3 6SP
4.04 miles

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What is All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan last inspected by Ofsted?

All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan have?

All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan has 250 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan cover?

All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan?

All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan is at Hazel Grove, Golborne, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 3LU.

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