Leigh CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Leigh, Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Leigh CofE Primary School is a primary school in Leigh, Wigan for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2023. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Leigh CofE Primary School 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 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place for 2026, as at 52 of the 98 other Wigan primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 36 first-choice applications for 44 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meals: 43.1% of pupils are eligible, against a middle figure of 32.3% across 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
- Henrietta Street, Leigh, WN7 1LP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 350 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 April 2023
Strengths
- “This is a school where all pupils are welcome, irrespective of their faith or background.”
- “Pupils told inspectors that everyone is made to feel part of the school community, regardless of their differences.”
- “This helps pupils to feel happy at school.”
To improve
- “However, some children in the early years do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, some staff in the early years miss opportunities to teach these young children how to behave in school.”
- “However, this is not equally true in the early years.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2023 (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) | 60% | 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: 36 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 36 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.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leigh Central Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leigh St John's CofE Primary 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published