A very warm welcome on behalf of our children, staff and Governors!

It is my privilege to be headteacher here at Saint Marie’s.

We are a small, ‘Outstanding’, Catholic school with a big heart, firmly

established within the Standish community.

Each day I am impressed by our fantastic children and their enthusiasm and joy for learning, and also by our experienced, highly skilled staff team, who show their commitment and love for what they do. Visitors comment on our children’s excellent behaviour and care for each other, and our warm, family feel.

Here at Saint Marie’s Jesus is at the centre of everything we do as we learn through faith, love and respect. Every day we model, nurture and celebrate the Gospel Values of being kind, faithful, honest, welcoming, trustworthy, loving and a team!

Our curriculum is ambitious for all children – Expressive Arts is timetabled weekly for every class, we make use of our beautiful outside spaces for learning, we are committed to mental health and well being and have been awarded recently with the Platinum Sports Award. Children thrive at Saint Marie’s through our nurturing of individual talents and our high expectations both academically and in every area of school life and personal development.

Please get in contact if you would like to arrange a personal tour around our wonderful school. We welcome families of all faiths.

We look forward to meeting you.

Mrs F Jackson

Welcome

Admissions 2026

If your child was born between 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022, they will start reception class at the start of the new school year in September 2026.

Wigan Council's online application will be open soon and is now available online. CLICK HERE to go to Wigan Council's web page. For Further Information about Admissions CLICK HERE.

We are holding Open Day/Evening sessions in school on 20th, 22nd & 23rd October 2025. To book a place please CLICK HERE.

Mid-year admissions from Sept. 2026, we have a number of places available in our Year 6 and Year 1 classes, please contact the school office if you are moving into the area and considering a school for your child.

Take a look at our introductory video

"Leaders and staff enable pupils to shine at St Marie’s Catholic Primary School. Pupils love coming to school and they thrive."

"Their happiness is reflected in their exceptionally positive attitudes to learning. Leaders want pupils to achieve the very best outcomes. They are highly successful in making this happen. Pupils are remarkably well prepared for the next stage in their education."
Ofsted - Feb 2023

"Pupils love coming to school and they thrive..."
Ofsted - Feb 2023

Welcome to our school...

Scroll down to watch full video

...welcome to our Family

Intro

External Validation & Accreditations

Admissions 2025

Admissions to our School

Wigan LA will only offer ONE school place to each child, please ensure you select St Marie's as your first choice in order to secure the best chance of being offered a place at our school. If you would like to discuss your application please do not hesitate to contact us on 01257 422975.

For each new September intake there are 30 places at school for Reception Year children, if 30 children or less apply for a place ALL children who apply will be offered a place, however if more than 30 children apply, places will be allocated with reference to the school's Admissions policy. For more information please CLICK HERE

Frequently Asked Questions about Admission can be found by CLICKING HERE

Late applications/Preference changes

If you have not yet applied for a primary school place, or you wish to change your mind about the preferences or the order of preferences after the closing date, you must complete a late application form.

Wigan LA Late application form - Primary

Newsletters

Newsletter - Autumn Term I Week 4

26 September 2025

This week’s Gospel is from the Gospel of Luke

Generous God, you created the world with enough food for all people, but we have not shared fairly. Help us to play our part in building a better world, where all have enough to eat, just as you intended. Amen.

Lunch Boxes

Parents/Carers - could you please ensure that food inside the children’s lunch boxes is cut up appropriately. Please see the link to the information below from the Food Standards Agency.
Also, a reminder that Tuesday is ‘Treat Tuesday’ when children are allowed to bring a treat, for example crisps, biscuit, chocolate in their lunch box.
On all other days we encourage a healthy lunch box.
Thank you for supporting us in educating your children about healthy eating.

Newsletter - Autumn Term I, Week 3

19 September 2025

This week’s Gospel is from the Gospel of Luke

Jesus says that we can’t serve both God and money in our lives. God must come first. Then other people. Then money and the things that we own last. He also says that we should be generous with the money that we do have and use it to look after others.

Macmillan Coffee Morning for Parents/Carers/Families

On Friday the 26th September, we will host a Macmillan Coffee Morning. At 9am there will be the Parent Forum in the Community Room as per last week’s newsletter. The Macmillan Coffee morning will be at 9.30am in the school hall.

Newsletter - Autumn Term I, Week 2

12 September 2025

This week’s Gospel is from the Gospel of St. John

God sent his Son so that through Him the world might be saved. Generous God, we thank you for sending us your Son, whose death on the cross is a sign of new life. Thank you for loving us so much. Help us to share this love with one another. Amen.

Attendance at school

Attendance at school is hugely important to us.
There is some very useful information on this NHS website about when to keep your child off school and when not to -
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/
Our attendance target is 96.5%

Newsletter - Autumn Term I, Week 1

5 September 2025

Welcome Back Everyone!

A very special welcome to our new families who have joined us in Pre-School and Reception Class this time. The children are already settling in, making friends and getting used to our routines.

All of our children across school have come back looking so smart – thank you to parents for supporting our uniform policy!