Twelve Apostles Catholic 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 18/01/2007. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are above 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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Nel Pan Lane, Leigh

School Information

Address: Nel Pan Lane, Leigh, WN7 5JS
Website: www.twelveapostlesleigh.co.uk
Telephone: 01942674312
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs S M Newton
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106503

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/01/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 210
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 110

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.2 to 5
Writing
Well Above Average: 4 Confidence interval 1.8 to 6.2
Maths
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.5 to 4.7

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:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Nel Pan Lane , WN7 5JS 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
Westleigh Lane , WN7 5NJ 		3out of 4 274 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Newton Westpark Primary School
Tennyson Avenue , WN7 5JY 		3out of 4 383 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
School Street , WN7 5JN 		3out of 4 448 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Leigh St John's CofE Primary
Kirkhall Lane , WN7 1RY 		4out of 4 1,307 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 4 385 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Atherton High School
Hamilton Street , M46 0AY 		2out of 4 3,053 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 1,643 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 2,697 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 2,973 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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