Green Lane, Standish, Wigan, Lancashire WN6 0TS
10 reasons to choose Wood Fold Primary School
Top line
Wood Fold Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Wigan and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Wood Fold Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply an Outstanding rating for the school in its last (2025) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Wood Fold Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Wood Fold Primary School ranks in the top 21% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The Wood Fold Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. Subjects are taught separately and are co-ordinated by topic, with cross-curricular linking. Primary Geography Quality Mark Gold Award. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for all year groups and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Wood Fold Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Wood Fold Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Wood Fold Primary School
Clevelands Preparatory School (9.9 miles); Bolton School Junior Girls’ (10.8 miles); Bolton School Junior Boys’ (10.8 miles).
St Wilfrid’s Church of England Primary Academy, Standish (0.5 miles); St Marie’s Catholic Primary School, Standish (0.6 miles); Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School (2.7 miles).
Bolton School Girls’ Division (10.7 miles); Bolton School Boys’ Division (10.7 miles); Lord’s Independent School (10.7 miles).
Standish Community High School (0.9 miles); St Peter’s Catholic High School Visual Arts College (4.4 miles); Winstanley College (5.6 miles).