St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell
Voluntary aided primary school in Wigan (Wigan).
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Nearby schools
nearest first21 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Orrell Newfold Community Primary School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orrell Newfold Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.1 mi | Primary | 447 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Up Holland High SchoolAcademy converter | 0.1 mi | Secondary | 874 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2015, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Orrell Holgate AcademyAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 198 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2011, previous school) |
| Winstanley CollegeFurther education | 0.6 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| St Peter's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,026 | Good, 2024 |
| St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 211 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Orrell Lamberhead Green AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 408 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| St John's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.4 mi | Primary | 185 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (May 2014) |
| Dean Trust WiganAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 715 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.4 mi | Primary | 227 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jun 2024, no grade given |
| Moorside Community Primary Academy SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 256 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Hope High SchoolCommunity special | 1.6 mi | Special | 108 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 415 | Good, 2023 |
| Holland Moor Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 412 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Crawford Village Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 79 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Outstanding (May 2016) |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School WiganVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 384 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Winstanley Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 440 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2016) |
| St John Rigby RC Sixth Form CollegeFurther education | 1.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, WiganVoluntary aided | 1.9 mi | Primary | 321 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Bishop Martin Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 189 | Good, 2012Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Westfield Community SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 450 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 40
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