Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Leigh. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in writing is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Leigh Street, Leigh, WN7 4TP
Website: www.leighsaintpeters.wigan.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01942671442
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Wendy Cathie
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135841

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 391
Number of Boys: 195
Number of Girls: 196

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -6.1 to -2.7
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.6
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School
Leigh Street , WN7 4TP 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Newton Westpark Primary School
Tennyson Avenue , WN7 5JY 		3out of 4 1,410 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School
Walmesley Road , WN7 1YE 		3out of 4 1,454 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Leigh Central Primary School
Windermere Road , WN7 1UY 		3out of 4 1,465 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh
Windermere Road , WN7 1UX 		3out of 4 1,481 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Westleigh School
Westleigh Lane , WN7 5NL 		1out of 4 2,097 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Lowton Church of England High School
Newton Road , Lowton WA3 1DU 		2out of 4 2,838 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Holden School
First Lane , Leigh WN7 4SB 		- not rated 293 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)
Leigh Sports Stadium, Sale Way , Leigh Sports Village WN7 4JY 		- not rated 1,395 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Green Meadow Independent Primary School
Robson Way , WA3 2RD 		- not rated 3,275 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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