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Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School

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

personMrs Amy Burkes

corporate_fareEPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST

location_onLeigh, WN7 5NJ

language Visit Website phone 1942702967

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

220

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Leigh, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School is an academy converter in Leigh, Wigan, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 236 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #94 of 97 primaries in Wigan and #12,940 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.0 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

42%

LA 63%

Reading61% LA 75%

Writing84% LA 72%

Maths55% LA 76%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading70% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading56% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA 0.2

-4.7 to 0.2

3.1

Write

LA 0.9

0.8 to 5.5

0.3

Maths

LA 0.5

-2.0 to 2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.2

-3.6 to 1.7

3.8

Write

LA 0.4

1.4 to 6.2

1.0

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.3 to 3.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 68%

Reading90% LA 78%

Writing90% LA 80%

Maths90% LA 80%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.4

Read

LA 0.7

1.7 to 7.1

Write

LA 0.7

2.5 to 7.5

5.2

Maths

LA 0.9

2.8 to 7.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-04-28

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-06-19

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

2.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.7%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 236 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.1%, 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)	236	5	2.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	235	9	3.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	239	13	5.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	227	18	7.9%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	220	7	3.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	222	5	2.3%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	220	11	5.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	214	9	4.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	222	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	219	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	216	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	224	3	1.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	220	4	1.8%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	220	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	225	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	220	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	204	4	2.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	202	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	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 33 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils