St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106448
- Address
- Astley Street, WN7 2AS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 407 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 11.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27%
- Persistent absence
- 13.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 82.1%
African 6.4%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 1.7%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 1.5%
Pakistani 1%
Chinese 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingWell below average-3.2
MathsAverage-1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 42%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 55
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 52 31 21 |
| Year 1 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 2 | 60 23 37 |
| Year 3 | 58 27 31 |
| Year 4 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 5 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 6 | 57 31 26 |