Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh 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 08/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading and progress in writing are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Windermere Road, Leigh

School Information

Address: Windermere Road, Leigh, WN7 1UX
Website: http://www.leighsacredheart.wigan.sch.uk
Telephone: 01942674226
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Ahmed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106502

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 304
Number of Boys: 155
Number of Girls: 149

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.1
Writing
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4 to -0.6
Maths
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh
Windermere Road , WN7 1UX 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Leigh Central Primary School
Windermere Road , WN7 1UY 		3out of 4 38 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School
Walmesley Road , WN7 1YE 		3out of 4 157 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Leigh CofE Primary School
Henrietta Street , WN7 1LP 		1out of 4 245 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Leigh St John's CofE Primary
Kirkhall Lane , WN7 1RY 		4out of 4 547 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 1,872 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Bedford High School
Manchester Road , WN7 2LU 		3out of 4 2,320 yd Community 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 1,191 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 1,379 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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