Leigh CofE Primary School
Primary schoolLeigh CofE Primary School is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 350 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), April 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 25 April 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Leigh CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wigan | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Elysium Training & Consultancy LtdSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file150 m
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School LeighPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)220 m
- Leigh Central Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)230 m
- Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)230 m
- Leigh St John's CofE PrimaryPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Christ Church CofE Primary School, PenningtonPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wigan
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).