Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School, Leigh

Requires Improvement
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~624m)Possible (~891m)Unlikely (~1.2km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Michael Fletcher
Pupils:331 / 420 capacity
LA:Wigan
Phone:01942671442
Address:Leigh Street, Leigh, WN7 4TP
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2010

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 11 March 2025View full report
URN:135841
UKPRN:10079932
Diocese:Diocese of Manchester
Constituency:Leigh and Atherton
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its March 2023 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

Early years.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

50.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

25 responses
Would recommend72%
Child is happy80%
Well taught76%
Good progress76%
Feels safe80%
Well behaved72%
Bullying dealt with16%
Kept informed72%
Handles concerns56%
Wider development52%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+13ppMaths+8ppWriting-3pp

Reading has improved from 65% to 78%. Maths has improved from 68% to 76%. Writing has remained stable at around 74%.

Class Sizes

23.3

Avg class size

30.3

Infant (KS1)

27.0

KS2

12

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Malham Close (nr)
177m · 3 min walk
Fell Street (cnr)
239m · 4 min walk
Urmston Street (cnr)
419m · 7 min walk
Mitchell Street (nr)
521m · 8 min walk
Co-operative Street (cnr)
586m · 10 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

79%

Available places

331 pupils

420 capacity

89 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Leigh

High pressure
New homes approved:830
Projected new pupils:208

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leigh

Admissions Demand - Wigan

Low demand0.92x oversubscription

Places available

3,894

Applications

3,601

Got 1st preference

89.7%

Got preferred school

97.0%

Primary admissions across Wigan (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

11 March 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
7 March 2023
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
3 May 2017
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.49643%

Overall absence

17.60797%

Persistent absence

301

Enrolments

Authorised3.77141%
Unauthorised1.72503%
Persistent (10%+)17.60797%
Severe (50%+)0.99668%

Absence trend

5.20221%
18/19
6.73516%
20/21
9.24873%
21/22
7.43691%
22/23
6.74105%
23/24
5.49643%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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