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Schools in Leigh, Wigan

17 schools · use the filters below to narrow your search

17

Total Schools

14

Primary

2

Secondary

1

SEND

0

Outstanding

7

Good

0

Req. Improvement

0

Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 7 of 17 schools here that have a published grade.

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Top-performing schools in Leigh

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

1Bedford High School45.5Attainment 8
2The Westleigh School36.4Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Rating

Phase

School Type

17 of 17 schools

Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 3DJ

Good3 jobsPrimaryAges 2–11

243 pupils

KS2: 57% met expected standard

Trust: EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST

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Bedford High School

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 2LU

GoodSecondaryAges 11–16

1,101 pupils

Attainment 8: 45.5

View school →Community school

Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 4HB

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

208 pupils

KS2: 43% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Leigh Central Primary School

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 1UY

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

211 pupils

KS2: 55% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Leigh CofE Primary School

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 1LP

GoodPrimaryAges 2–11

351 pupils

KS2: 60% met expected standard

Trust: THE WINGS' CE TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

Newton Westpark Primary School

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 5JY

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

207 pupils

KS2: 58% met expected standard

View school →Community school

The Westleigh School

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 5NL

GoodSecondaryAges 11–16

957 pupils

Attainment 8: 36.4

Trust: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 4JY

Not ratedAges 16–25

View school →Special post 16 institution

Gilded Hollins Community School

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 3PQ

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

212 pupils

KS2: 97% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Leigh St John's CofE Primary

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 1RY

Not ratedPrimaryAges 5–11

212 pupils

KS2: 67% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 1YE

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

207 pupils

KS2: 43% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 4TP

Not ratedPrimaryAges 2–11

366 pupils

KS2: 60% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 5NJ

Not rated2 jobsPrimaryAges 2–11

236 pupils

KS2: 42% met expected standard

Trust: EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST

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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 1UX

Not rated2 jobsPrimaryAges 4–11

298 pupils

KS2: 51% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 2XG

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

374 pupils

KS2: 72% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 2AS

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

407 pupils

KS2: 48% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 5JN

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

205 pupils

KS2: 55% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school