Leigh Westleigh Methodist 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 29/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Westleigh Lane, Leigh

School Information

Address: Westleigh Lane, Leigh, WN7 5NJ
Website: https://www.westleighmethodist.wigan.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01942702967
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Chadwick
Religious character: Methodist
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140087

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 220
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 113

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3.6 to 1.7
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.8 Confidence interval 1.4 to 6.2
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
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 Westleigh Methodist Primary School
Westleigh Lane , WN7 5NJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
School Street , WN7 5JN 		3out of 4 241 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Nel Pan Lane , WN7 5JS 		4out of 4 274 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Newton Westpark Primary School
Tennyson Avenue , WN7 5JY 		3out of 4 655 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Leigh St John's CofE Primary
Kirkhall Lane , WN7 1RY 		4out of 4 1,250 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 4 193 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Atherton High School
Hamilton Street , M46 0AY 		2out of 4 2,779 yd Free schools 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 1,830 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 2,815 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakfield High School and College
Long Lane , Hindley Green WN2 4XA 		4out of 4 3,025 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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