# Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School

Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 205 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E106481. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 205
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 106481

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, October 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 16 October 2024
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, 55% of pupils at Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 55% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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.

- [Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-westleigh-methodist-primary-school-e140087): 220 m. Primary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Westleigh School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-westleigh-school-e146087): 360 m. Secondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 45.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/twelve-apostles-catholic-primary-school-e106503): 410 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newton Westpark Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-westpark-primary-school-e106422): 720 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): 950 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-leigh-e106502): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 51% 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/106481)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/106481)

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