The Westleigh School
Westleigh Lane, Leigh, WN7 5NL
Local ranking15th of 22 secondary schools in Wigan
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 36.4
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 21.2%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 42.9%
- Entering EBacc
- 13.2%
- EBacc APS
- 3.1
- Cohort Size
- 189
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
- 482 (50%)
- Girls
- 475 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (91% 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
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.4%
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: 76.2%
- White Other: 4.1%
- Other: 4.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.1%
- Asian Chinese: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
76.2%
White British
4.1%
White Other
4.1%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 146087
- UKPRN
- 10068302
- Establishment No.
- 4011
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST