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EnglandNorth WestWiganWN7 5JNWestleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary

Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School

Primary

Wigan · Leigh · WN7 5JN www.westleighstpauls.co.uk

Pupils
205
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
205
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
205
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School · Primary · Wigan

Finance£7592 spend / pupil£7873 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
+2pp
60%57%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
10%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
62%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
72%
SPAG expected standard
66%
LA AVG 75.65%
SPAG higher standard
31%
LA AVG 30.48%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.7
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.41
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
205
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
58%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
School Street, Leigh, WN7 5JN
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%7%62%24%69%7%69%24%72%66%103.0104.0104.030%205
2023/2453%7%63%13%80%13%67%10%83%67%103.0103.0105.024%207
2022/2360%3%77%17%73%3%63%17%83%77%103.0102.0104.0-0.30-0.30-1.1024%205
2018/1957%10%67%20%80%20%67%20%83%80%102.0103.0105.0-2.00+0.90-1.4023%201
2017/1857%3%77%13%83%17%77%20%83%83%102.0104.0106.0-3.90-1.50-1.7030%205
2016/1768%4%71%18%82%14%82%7%82%68%103.0104.0105.0+4.10+5.10+3.8028%206

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
2024/2520521.530%18%58%6%18%
2023/2420721.324%17%56%6%19%
2022/2320522.024%13%63%6%16%
2021/2220722.225%10%63%5%14%
2020/2120521.827%11%60%
2018/1920118.623%8%46%4%6%
2017/1820520.930%7%46%5%10%
2016/1720620.628%5%48%4%8%

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