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Leigh St John's CofE Primary

Wigan, WN7 1RYPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
67%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
2.1×
More first choices than offers made
60 1st-choice / 28 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1596 of 13,686 nationally

About Leigh St John's CofE Primary

Leigh St John's CofE Primary is a state-funded primary school in Wigan, North West, for pupils aged 5 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 210 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 210.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (22 Jan 2025). 67% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 60 first-preference applications and 28 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressKirkhall Lane, Leigh, Wigan, WN7 1RY
HeadteacherMrs Emma Lightfoot
Local AuthorityWigan
Number of Pupils210
Free School Meals (FSM)21.4%
School Capacity210 / 210 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 Jan 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (22 Jan 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 8 Jul 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & Language

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Breakfast club

07:45-08:45

After-school care

15:30-17:15

Source: leighstjohnsprimary.wigan.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Leigh St John's CofE Primary has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.