Leigh St John's CofE Primary

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 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
106517
Address
Kirkhall Lane, WN7 1RY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
212 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
51.9%
Girls
48.1%
First language not English
14.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.3%
Persistent absence
8.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.1%
Other White 5.2%
Mixed 4.2%
African 4.2%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other Asian 1.4%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.7
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 80%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%

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

School 23%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Leigh St John's CofE Primary

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
55
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
27
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
10
20
Year 1
30
15
15
Year 2
30
14
16
Year 3
30
22
8
Year 4
31
16
15
Year 5
31
16
15
Year 6
30
17
13
Year 2024-2025

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