# The Westleigh School

The Westleigh School is a secondary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 976 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E146087. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 976
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 146087

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Westleigh School was 45.0, against 45.1 in Wigan and 46.2 in England.
43.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Wigan | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 45.0 | 45.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43.3% | 43% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62.8% | 63.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 180 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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.

- [Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-westleigh-methodist-primary-school-e140087): 180 m. Primary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/twelve-apostles-catholic-primary-school-e106503): 350 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westleigh-st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e106481): 360 m. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newton Westpark Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-westpark-primary-school-e106422): 690 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Leigh St John's CofE Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-st-johns-cofe-primary-e106517): 1.3 km. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hindley Green Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hindley-green-community-primary-school-e141642): 1.6 km. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023. 80% 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/146087)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146087)

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