St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh
Primary schoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 204 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 24 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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, 45% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 45% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 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- St Thomas' CofE Primary School, LeighPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Elysium Training & Consultancy LtdSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file640 m
- Christ Church CofE Primary School, PenningtonPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- Leigh CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Leigh Central Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 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).