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Newton Westpark Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Carol Whiting

location_onLeigh, WN7 5JY

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

211

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Newton Westpark Primary School is a Community school primary school in Leigh, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Newton Westpark Primary School is a community school in Leigh, Wigan, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 207 pupils on roll, of whom 56% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #85 of 97 primaries in Wigan and #10,817 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 6.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 63%

Reading69% LA 75%

Writing69% LA 72%

Maths88% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading50% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing50% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading81% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.2

-3.1 to 1.4

0.9

Write

LA 0.9

-1.2 to 3.1

-0.8

Maths

LA 0.5

-2.9 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading81% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.2

-1.4 to 2.9

1.9

Write

LA 0.4

-0.1 to 3.9

3.0

Maths

LA 0.1

1.1 to 4.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 68%

Reading74% LA 78%

Writing84% LA 80%

Maths84% LA 80%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.7

-3.7 to 0.5

2.3

Write

LA 0.7

0.2 to 4.4

1.6

Maths

LA 0.9

-0.3 to 3.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 February 2023

Inspection Report

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09 January 2018

Inspection Report

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01 May 2014

Inspection Report

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22 November 2012

Inspection Report

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20 September 2012

Inspection Report

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29 June 2011

Inspection Report

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24 March 2010

Inspection Report

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09 July 2007

Inspection Report

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07 May 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-02-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-01-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-05-01

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-09-20

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

6.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.9%(8 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 207 pupils. During this period, there were 14 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 6.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	207	14	6.8%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	207	13	6.3%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	208	6	2.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	206	2	1.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	211	6	2.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	211	6	2.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	210	6	2.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	206	6	2.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	206	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	206	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	207	12	5.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	208	6	2.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	209	5	2.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	205	11	5.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	211	7	3.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	211	8	3.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	208	4	1.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	208	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	212	1	0.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils