Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary schoolCanon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 326 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 19 July 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 58% of pupils at Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wigan | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, WiganPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Douglas Valley Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, February 20241 km
- Mab's Cross Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- St Mary and St John Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Dean Trust Rose BridgeSecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 38.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- CEWE SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wigan
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).