St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Wigan, Wigan

WN5 7AA

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

75.3

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#1,070

National rank

#117

In North West

#13

In Wigan

Top 8%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

80%

% achieving higher RWM ?

20%

Reading average scaled score ?

110.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

109.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 87% → 80% ▼ 7.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 371 % FSM ever-6 11.1% % EAL 3.2% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

Orrell Newfold Community Primary School Wigan · 0.1 mi 89.6 Orrell Holgate Academy Wigan · 0.4 mi 83.9 Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy Wigan · 1.4 mi 65.9 St John's CofE Primary School Wigan · 1.4 mi 54.3 Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Wigan · 1.7 mi 69.0 St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan WIGAN · 1.8 mi 40.5 Winstanley Community Primary School Wigan · 1.8 mi 60.5 St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan Wigan · 1.9 mi 56.9