Atherton High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Atherton, M46 0AY
- Distance
- 2.5km away
The Westleigh School
Westleigh Lane, Leigh, WN7 5NL
Local ranking18th of 19 secondary schools in Wigan
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 8 November 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 43.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 180
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 957
- Boys
- 518 (53%)
- Girls
- 458 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (93% full)
- SEND
- 22.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 44.8%
- EAL
- 17.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.8%
- SEN Support
- 17.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 55.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,341/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 73.9%
- Black African: 7.3%
- White Other: 3.9%
- Other: 2.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
- Asian Chinese: 1.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.5%
73.9%
White British
7.3%
Black African
3.9%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Westleigh Lane
Leigh, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 146087
- UKPRN
- 10068302
- Establishment No.
- 4011
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
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