- What did Ofsted judge Marsh Green Primary School's quality of education to be?
- Ofsted judged Marsh Green Primary School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in July 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Marsh Green Primary School?
- Marsh Green Primary School has 371 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Marsh Green Primary School take?
- Marsh Green Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
- Where is Marsh Green Primary School located?
- Marsh Green Primary School is located in Wigan, WN5 0EF, Wigan.
- How do I apply to Marsh Green Primary School?
- Marsh Green Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How close do you need to live to get into Marsh Green Primary School?
- On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Marsh Green Primary School was 0.359 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
- How are Reception places decided at Marsh Green Primary School?
- When Marsh Green Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Looked after children, previously looked after children and children who appear to the Local Authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care because they were adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Applications for previously looked after children must be supported with appropriate evidence i.e. a copy of the adoption order, child arrangements order or special guardianship order. A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society. Applications must be supported with appropriate evidence that the child has been adopted from state care; 2. Children whose older brothers or sisters attend the school and will still be there at the time of admission; 3. Children who live closest to the school — Children who live closest to the school. Oversubscription criteria for St Mary’s CE Primary School Where the school receives more applications than places available, the following oversubscription criteria will be applied once places have first been allocated to pupils who have an education health and care plan which names the school: 1 Looked after children, previously looked after children and children who appear to the Local Authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care because they were adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Applications for previously looked after children must be supported with appropriate evidence i.e. a copy of the adoption order, child arrangements order or special guardianship order. A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society. Applications must be supported with appropriate evidence that the child has been adopted from state care. 2. Children whose older brothers or sisters attend the school and will still be there at the time of admission. 3. Children who live in…, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Marsh Green Primary School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 69.8% of pupils at Marsh Green Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.