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EnglandNorth WestWiganWN7 2PWSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh

Primary

Wigan · Leigh · WN7 2PW http://www.saintjosephs.wigan.sch.uk

Pupils
213
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
213
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
213
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh · Primary · Wigan

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
45%
-29pp
74%60%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
RWM higher standard
0%
-10pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
45%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
94%
Maths higher standard
45%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
213
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Mather Lane, Leigh, WN7 2PW
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
2024/2545%0%87%52%45%0%94%45%84%84%108.0109.0106.029%213
2023/2474%10%90%39%81%10%94%32%97%81%108.0107.0106.026%212
2022/2370%10%77%37%77%10%83%47%83%83%107.0107.0105.0+2.20+0.50+2.9025%205
2018/1957%7%83%17%63%10%90%23%87%83%104.0106.0106.0+1.60-2.40+3.3014%210
2017/1873%7%77%30%87%20%77%33%87%80%105.0105.0105.0-0.40+1.00+0.9025%209
2016/1776%14%83%24%86%17%100%41%100%97%106.0108.0107.0+2.70+1.80+4.6023%209

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
2024/2521324.929%15%21%6%13%
2023/2421225.226%14%21%6%14%
2022/2320522.725%13%22%5%13%
2021/2220522.320%14%20%6%14%
2020/2120525.015%11%16%
2018/1921025.614%10%11%3%3%
2017/1820924.525%9%12%3%6%
2016/1720922.023%7%15%3%4%

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