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EnglandNorth WestWiganWN7 5NJLeigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
Primary

Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School

Primary

Wigan · Leigh · WN7 5NJ https://www.westleighmethodist.wigan.sch.uk/

Pupils
236
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
42%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
236
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
42%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
236
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterMethodist
StatusOpen

Overview of Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School · Primary · Wigan

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
42%
-11pp
90%66%42%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
RWM higher standard
10%
+3pp
25%16%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
61%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
55%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
58%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
236
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Westleigh Lane, Leigh, WN7 5NJ
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
2024/2542%10%61%23%84%19%55%16%81%58%102.0100.0102.028%236
2023/2453%7%70%17%77%27%67%17%77%70%103.0103.0104.027%227
2022/2348%15%56%22%78%30%74%26%78%67%102.0104.0103.0-2.20+3.10+0.3022%220
2018/1962%10%67%10%86%29%76%24%48%67%102.0103.0104.0-0.90+3.80+1.0015%204
2017/1890%25%90%30%90%30%90%30%90%90%107.0107.0108.0+4.40+5.00+5.2015%201
2016/1762%5%76%19%86%24%81%14%81%81%103.0103.0106.0-0.90+1.80-0.7010%204

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
2024/2523619.428%16%32%6%16%
2023/2422719.727%16%32%8%16%
2022/2322020.122%11%35%7%20%
2021/2221920.512%8%35%7%18%
2020/2122019.514%10%30%
2018/1920420.015%8%36%5%15%
2017/1820117.415%9%37%4%6%
2016/1720418.710%8%39%4%6%

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