Wood Fold Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Outstanding

Green Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0TSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Wood Fold Primary School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 136 schools in Wigan. It ranks 7th of 68 primary schools in Wigan. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 11 February 2025, report published 18 March 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Early years provision: Outstanding
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

63 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths78%

78%, 16 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths22%

22%, 14 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score108

108, 2 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score107

107, 2 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

425 pupils on roll, with places for 417

Eligible for free school meals11.5%

11.5%, 15 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language7.1%

7.1%, 14.5 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support9.9%

9.9%, 4.9 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan1.4%

1.4%, 4.6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Wood Fold Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish	0.4 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	91% met the expected standard
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy	0.5 miles	Report card: Expected standard to strong standard	84% met the expected standard
Millbrook Primary School	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	55% met the expected standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	58% met the expected standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington	2 miles	Report card: Needs attention to expected standard	65% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Gough
Phone: 01257400271
Website: woodfold.wigan.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Green Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0TS
Local authority: Wigan
URN: 106427

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.