St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Leigh, Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh is a primary school in Leigh, Wigan for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 8 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, though places ran out, with a last distance published, in 8 of the 15 earlier years.
- Reception in 2026 had 35 first-choice applications for 49 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 14 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 48% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wigan schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Astley Street, Leigh, WN7 2AS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 395 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish and thrive at this lively, welcoming school.”
- “Caring staff greet pupils warmly as they arrive at school each morning.”
- “They embody their code of conduct to be kind, listen to others and to try their best.”
To improve
- “However, this is not reflected in the 2024 published data.”
- “As a result, they did not have the time to benefit fully from all that is on offer at the school to reach the expected standards in reading, writing and mathematics.”
- “However, in some subjects, staff do not ensure that pupils revise and recall their previous knowledge securely enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 48% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 35 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wigan.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Leigh CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leigh Central Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leigh St John's CofE Primary 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published