Academy sponsor led · Wigan

Leigh CofE Primary School

2–11Ages
350Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144609URN

Henrietta Street, Leigh, WN7 1LP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

66 applications for 44 places · 80th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2017

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%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 · 25 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

66 applications · 44 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.3; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.4; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.3; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.5; Wigan median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Wigan median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Wigan median

Dashed bars: as Leigh CofE Primary School (URN 106445), the previous school.

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	44	66	1.5	36	0.82
Sep 2025	33	57	1.7	28	0.85
Sep 2024	36	66	1.8	33	0.92
Sep 2023	26	49	1.9	21	0.81
Sep 2022	25	47	1.9	19	0.76
Sep 2021	20	45	2.3	16	0.80
Sep 2020	20	27	1.4	14	0.70
Sep 2019	22	51	2.3	15	0.68
Sep 2018 *	23	57	2.5	11	0.48
Sep 2017 *	30	58	1.9	12	0.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 63% · Maths 67% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%59th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard37%

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	60%	12%	106	103
2023/24	49%	7%	104	102
2022/23	62%	12%	106	104

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

Leigh CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh
0.2 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

2026

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

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Leigh St John's CofE Primary
0.6 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

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

Standards maintained2025

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

2026

2.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh
1.3 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.5 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144609 · 359/2008
Trust: The Wings' CE Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 347 pupils · 350 on roll
Free school meals: 44.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2018
Replaced: Leigh CofE Primary School (URN 106445)
Address: Henrietta Street, Leigh, WN7 1LP
Local authority: Wigan

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