The Westleigh School is a secondary school located in Leigh. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and management effectiveness are requires improvement, overall effectiveness and outcomes for pupils are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 14/12/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.4%, which is 2.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Westleigh Lane, Leigh, WN7 5NL
Website:
Telephone: 01942202580
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Carlton Bramwell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 146087

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/12/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1050
Number of Pupils: 893
Number of Boys: 446
Number of Girls: 447

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.41 Confidence interval -0.62 to -0.2
Of the 140 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 138 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:10%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:26%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.11
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hindley Nursery School
Mornington Road , Hindley WN2 4LG 		4out of 4 3,267 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
Westleigh Lane , WN7 5NJ 		3out of 4 193 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Nel Pan Lane , WN7 5JS 		4out of 4 385 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
School Street , WN7 5JN 		3out of 4 393 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Newton Westpark Primary School
Tennyson Avenue , WN7 5JY 		3out of 4 757 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Leigh St John's CofE Primary
Kirkhall Lane , WN7 1RY 		4out of 4 1,425 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 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Atherton High School
Hamilton Street , M46 0AY 		2out of 4 2,734 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 2,005 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakfield High School and College
Long Lane , Hindley Green WN2 4XA 		4out of 4 2,865 yd Community 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 3,006 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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