Voluntary aided school · Wigan

Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106481URN

School Street, Leigh, WN7 5JN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

47 applications for 30 places · 75th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

Inspection history

16 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
24 March 2015
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Wigan median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

47 applications · 30 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.7; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 1.4; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.1; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 1.9; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 1.8; Wigan median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Wigan median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	47	1.6	21	0.70
Sep 2025	30	47	1.6	22	0.73
Sep 2024	26	50	1.9	22	0.85
Sep 2023	23	40	1.7	18	0.78
Sep 2022	18	35	1.9	15	0.83
Sep 2021	30	51	1.7	27	0.90
Sep 2020	27	41	1.5	18	0.67
Sep 2019	28	39	1.4	22	0.79
Sep 2018	30	72	2.4	30	1.00
Sep 2017	25	53	2.1	19	0.76
Sep 2016	24	54	2.3	18	0.75
Sep 2015	30	56	1.9	21	0.70
Sep 2014	30	55	1.8	23	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 69% · Maths 69% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%72nd of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wigan median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	7%	103	104
2023/24	53%	7%	103	103
2022/23	60%	3%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
0.2 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Wigan

2026

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Newton Westpark Primary School
0.7 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Leigh St John's CofE Primary
0.9 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

4.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh
1.4 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Leigh Central Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

2026

2.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Wigan

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Leigh CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106481 · 359/3373
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 54.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Street, Leigh, WN7 5JN
Local authority: Wigan

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources