Academy converter · Wigan

Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School

2–11Ages
255Pupils
PrimaryPhase
MethodistReligious character
140053URN

Breaston Avenue, Leigh, WN7 3DJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.7 above Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

78 applications for 30 places · 18th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Wigan median (1.9) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

78 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 2.8; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.7; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 3.0; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 3.1; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.6; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.6; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.6; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 3.1; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.9; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.7; Wigan median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 13 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	78	2.6	38	1.27
Sep 2025	30	83	2.8	44	1.47
Sep 2024	30	81	2.7	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	91	3.0	48	1.60
Sep 2022	30	94	3.1	38	1.27
Sep 2021	30	78	2.6	37	1.23
Sep 2020	30	65	2.2	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	77	2.6	41	1.37
Sep 2018	30	77	2.6	41	1.37
Sep 2017	30	77	2.6	36	1.20
Sep 2016	30	93	3.1	36	1.20
Sep 2015	30	86	2.9	38	1.27
Sep 2014	30	82	2.7	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 67% · Maths 67% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%68th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Wigan median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	3%	106	104
2023/24	61%	3%	108	107
2022/23	61%	7%	104	108

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

Bedford Hall Methodist Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh
0.7 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 48%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
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington
1.5 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Leigh CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Glazebury Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Warrington

Good2023

1.6applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Wigan

Remains Good2024

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

2026

2.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh
2.0 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140053 · 359/3027
Trust: Epworth Education Trust
Religious character: Methodist
Capacity: 210 pupils · 255 on roll
Free school meals: 32.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School (URN 106446)
Address: Breaston Avenue, Leigh, WN7 3DJ
Local authority: Wigan

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