The Westleigh School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 9 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 146087
- Address
- Westleigh Lane, WN7 5NL
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 970 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 15.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.3%
- Persistent absence
- 36.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.8%
White British 75.8%
Mixed 5.3%
African 4.8%
Other White 3.5%
Other 3.2%
Unclassified 1.4%
Chinese 1.3%
Pakistani 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.75
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.39
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 1%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 19%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.3
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.79
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 15 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 21 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 44 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 18 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 159 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 149 |
Admissions
The Westleigh School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 163
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 84
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 190 108 82 |
| Year 8 | 216 113 103 |
| Year 9 | 192 94 98 |
| Year 10 | 199 94 105 |
| Year 11 | 173 89 84 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 82.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 62.0% 40.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | SP 6.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.3% 1.0% |