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EnglandNorth WestWiganWN7 1UYLeigh Central Primary School
Primary

Leigh Central Primary School

Primary

Wigan · Leigh · WN7 1UY http://www.leighcentral.wigan.sch.uk

Pupils
211
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
211
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
211
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Leigh Central Primary School · Primary · Wigan

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
55%
+2pp
72%50%27%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
0%
-3pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
61%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
58%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
211
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
30%
FSM eligible
49%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Windermere Road, Leigh, WN7 1UY
Local authority
Wigan
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2555%0%61%19%71%19%77%23%74%58%103.0104.0104.023%211
2023/2453%3%73%13%77%13%67%17%70%77%103.0102.0105.024%211
2022/2327%0%47%13%47%0%33%7%50%40%99.098.098.0+1.60+2.70+1.0024%204
2018/1972%3%83%17%79%17%72%17%76%79%104.0103.0106.0+0.80+0.00-0.8023%231
2017/1843%0%57%7%60%0%53%3%43%67%100.099.0102.0-0.80-0.30-0.9022%231
2016/1746%4%61%14%71%7%75%11%86%86%101.0103.0105.0-0.70-0.40-0.8022%230

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521120.323%30%49%6%20%
2023/2421122.024%25%53%6%20%
2022/2320418.424%22%52%6%18%
2021/2222422.220%21%52%7%25%
2020/2122121.717%20%52%
2018/1923119.323%21%46%5%15%
2017/1823117.822%20%46%6%21%
2016/1723019.222%17%49%6%17%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.