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St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh

Astley Street, Leigh, WN7 2AS

Local ranking93rd of 97 primary schools in Wigan
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 21 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
48.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
2.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
70.0%
Writing (Expected)
57.0%
Maths (Expected)
69.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
65.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
54

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
407
Boys
198 (50%)
Girls
197 (50%)
Capacity
420 (94% full)
SEND
16.7%
FSM Eligible
27.3%
EAL
11.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.7%
SEN Support
15.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
17.3
Budget per Pupil
£6,018/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
13.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 82.5%
  • Black African: 6.4%
  • Mixed Other: 2.5%
  • White Other: 1.7%
  • Asian Other: 1.7%
  • Other: 1.5%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%

82.5%

White British

6.4%

Black African

2.5%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
106448
UKPRN
10068666
Establishment No.
3030

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