Leigh CofE Primary School | Primary in Leigh, Wigan | Ofsted & DfE

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

351

Pupils · 2024/25

41%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

351

Pupils · 2024/25

41%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

351

Pupils · 2024/25

41%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/04/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWigan

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio26.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Leigh CofE Primary School · Primary · Wigan

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

60%

+11pp

62%56%49%

'23'24'25

'25 · 60%

RWM higher standard

12%

+5pp

12%10%7%

'23'24'25

'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

74%

Reading higher standard

44%

Writing expected standard

63%

Writing higher standard

16%

Maths expected standard

67%

Maths higher standard

37%

Science expected standard

65%

SPAG expected standard

65%

SPAG higher standard

49%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

351

Pupil : teacher ratio

26.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

41%

FSM eligible

45%

SEN

33%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Henrietta Street, Leigh, WN7 1LP

Local authority

Wigan

Website

https://www.leighceprimary.co.uk/

Telephone

01942671389

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	60%	12%	74%	44%	63%	16%	67%	37%	65%	65%	106.0	103.0	105.0	—	—	—	33%	351
2023/24	49%	7%	67%	21%	58%	16%	67%	26%	79%	77%	104.0	102.0	109.0	—	—	—	28%	335
2022/23	62%	12%	86%	29%	76%	26%	71%	24%	76%	86%	106.0	104.0	109.0	+4.40	+3.90	+3.00	28%	313
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	21%	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	351	24.8	33%	41%	45%	6%	16%
2023/24	335	24.5	28%	39%	47%	6%	19%
2022/23	313	21.5	28%	42%	48%	7%	20%
2021/22	289	19.5	27%	39%	46%	7%	26%
2020/21	270	20.4	26%	32%	42%	—	—
2018/19	292	—	21%	20%	29%	5%	13%