- What did Ofsted judge Wood Fold Primary School's quality of education to be?
- Ofsted judged Wood Fold Primary School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in February 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Wood Fold Primary School?
- Wood Fold Primary School has 425 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Wood Fold Primary School take?
- Wood Fold Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
- Where is Wood Fold Primary School located?
- Wood Fold Primary School is located in Wigan, WN6 0TS, Wigan.
- How do I apply to Wood Fold Primary School?
- Wood Fold 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 are Reception places decided at Wood Fold Primary School?
- When Wood Fold 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 90 places at this entry point.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Wood Fold Primary School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 89.6% of pupils at Wood Fold Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.