Voluntary aided school · Wigan

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh

4–11Ages
300Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
106502URN

Windermere Road, Leigh, WN7 1UX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.7 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

55 applications for 43 places · 93rd of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Wigan median (1.9) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

55 applications · 43 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.1; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.3; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.1; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.1; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.7; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.4; Wigan median median 2.4

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	43	55	1.3	21	0.49
Sep 2025	45	48	1.1	21	0.47
Sep 2024	21	39	1.9	20	0.95
Sep 2023	24	56	2.3	24	1.00
Sep 2022	26	52	2.0	23	0.88
Sep 2021	29	57	2.0	24	0.83
Sep 2020	29	62	2.1	21	0.72
Sep 2019	37	77	2.1	32	0.86
Sep 2018	39	70	1.8	33	0.85
Sep 2017	45	104	2.3	33	0.73
Sep 2016	39	89	2.3	30	0.77
Sep 2015	45	122	2.7	39	0.87
Sep 2014	45	108	2.4	33	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 60% · Maths 64% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%82nd of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	51%	0%	103	103
2023/24	49%	0%	101	103
2022/23	33%	0%	101	103

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School LeighThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

2026

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

Remains Good2024

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

Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Leigh St John's CofE Primary
0.5 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

4.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington
0.8 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh
1.0 km · Wigan

2026

2.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106502 · 359/3403
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 315 pupils · 300 on roll
Free school meals: 32.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Windermere Road, Leigh, WN7 1UX
Local authority: Wigan

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