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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh

Mather Lane, Leigh, WN7 2PW

Local ranking37th of 97 primary schools in Wigan
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 March 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
45.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
87.0%
Writing (Expected)
45.0%
Maths (Expected)
94.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
84.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
109.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
31

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
213
Boys
101 (47%)
Girls
112 (53%)
Capacity
210 (101% full)
SEND
29.1%
FSM Eligible
20.7%
EAL
15.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.2%
SEN Support
23.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
25.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
8.5
Budget per Pupil
£6,323/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
12.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
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: 78.9%
  • Other: 5.6%
  • Black African: 5.2%
  • Asian Indian: 3.8%
  • White Other: 1.9%
  • Mixed Other: 0.9%
  • Asian Pakistani: 0.9%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.9%

78.9%

White British

5.6%

Other

5.2%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
106501
UKPRN
10078701
Establishment No.
3400

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