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EnglandNorth WestWiganWN7 1UXSacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh
Primary

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh

Primary

Wigan · Leigh · WN7 1UX http://www.leighsacredheart.wigan.sch.uk

Pupils
298
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
298
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
298
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 06/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh · Primary · Wigan

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
51%
+2pp
60%47%33%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
56%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
298
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
36%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Windermere Road, Leigh, WN7 1UX
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
2024/2551%0%60%20%60%0%64%24%87%56%103.0103.0100.026%298
2023/2449%0%64%16%58%0%64%24%64%67%101.0103.0102.021%316
2022/2333%0%53%16%56%0%65%23%53%67%101.0103.0103.0-0.20+0.80+2.8010%305
2018/1960%2%76%16%73%7%78%16%78%78%103.0104.0104.0-2.00-2.30-1.1012%314
2017/1853%3%53%20%67%3%60%3%67%67%100.0101.0102.0-3.90-4.50-3.4019%294
2016/1758%4%73%20%80%20%73%13%89%82%104.0103.0105.0+0.80+1.30+0.2016%297

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
2024/2529821.926%36%34%7%20%
2023/2431621.821%33%32%6%19%
2022/2330522.610%30%32%6%16%
2021/2230220.812%28%29%6%16%
2020/2130422.513%26%29%
2018/1931424.912%25%24%5%10%
2017/1829421.119%26%24%4%10%
2016/1729722.916%23%27%4%8%

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