# St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh

St 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.

Primary school. Code E106501. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 204
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 106501

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-cofe-primary-school-leigh-e106448): 560 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Elysium Training & Consultancy Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elysium-training-and-consultancy-ltd-e152835): 640 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-pennington-e106512): 680 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Leigh CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-cofe-primary-school-e144609): 780 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e106516): 930 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Leigh Central Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-central-primary-school-e106418): 990 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/106501)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/106501)

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