Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School

WiganVoluntary aided school

Leigh Street, Leigh, WN7 4TP

Headteacher: Mr Michael FletcherSchool website ↗Pupils: 366 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected March 2025
Oversubscribed
82% of first-choice applicants offered a place
60%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected March 2025
82%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 11 March 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
60.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
10.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 78%·Writing 74%·Maths 76%All three 60%
Reading
Expected78%
Exceeding34%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected74%
Exceeding16%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected76%
Exceeding26%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
34
How many got their first choice?
28of 34 (82.4%)
How many applied in total?
49

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
53.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
21.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
12.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
176 girls, 190 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 60% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1640.0%6.0%+2.0+5.8+2.5
2016/1745.0%8.0%+2.2+4.3+3.9
2017/1848.0%4.0%-2.7+0.7-1.9
2018/1947.0%4.0%-4.4-2.2-1.4
2022/2346.0%2.0%-1.7+2.4+0.3
2023/2456.0%5.0%---
2024/2560.0%10.0%---