Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School in Leigh

Westleigh St Paul'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 25/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address:	School Street, Leigh, WN7 5JN
Website:	www.westleighstpauls.co.uk
Telephone:	01942672611
School Type:	Voluntary aided school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Wigan
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Jill Hankinson
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	106481

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	210
Number of Pupils:	205
Number of Boys:	110
Number of Girls:	95

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4%	4%
Persistent absence:	6.2%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.3 to 0.3

Writing

Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3

Maths

Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	57%
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
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School School Street , WN7 5JN	3out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School Westleigh Lane , WN7 5NJ	3out of 4	241 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School Nel Pan Lane , WN7 5JS	4out of 4	448 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Newton Westpark Primary School Tennyson Avenue , WN7 5JY	3out of 4	790 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leigh St John's CofE Primary Kirkhall Lane , WN7 1RY	4out of 4	1,035 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	393 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Atherton High School Hamilton Street , M46 0AY	2out of 4	2,648 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	1,792 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	3,256 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolSchool Street, Leigh