Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Methodist
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 140087
- Address
- Westleigh Lane, WN7 5NJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 236 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 16.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.6%
White British 69.1%
African 8.1%
Other White 7.2%
Mixed 3.7%
Other Asian 3%
Chinese 3%
Other 2.1%
Indian 1.3%
Other Black 1.3%
Pakistani 0.8%
Caribbean 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-2.2
WritingWell above average3.1
MathsAverage0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 53%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 12 5 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 7 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 9 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 26 14 12 |
| Year 1 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 2 | 31 13 18 |
| Year 3 | 28 15 13 |
| Year 4 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 5 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 6 | 31 14 17 |