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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

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

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

Ofsted Rating

17 of 17 schools

Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School

Leigh, Wigan· WN7 3DJ

GoodPrimaryAges 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 rated1 jobPrimaryAges 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 ratedPrimaryAges 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