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Newton Westpark Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Tennyson Avenue, Leigh WN7 5JY · newtonwestpark.co.uk · 01942 606834

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
58%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wigan 66%, England 62%
Last distance offered
0.86 mi
1.39 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 3 · Wigan Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
202
96% of 210 places
Local authority
Wigan
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
56.9%
First language not English
15.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 3” went to a home 0.86 mi (1.39 km) from the school. Source: Wigan Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 27 (Places 28)27September 2023: 37 (Places 30)37September 2024: 36 (Places 30)36September 2025: 29 (Places 30)29September 2026: 25 (Places 30)25Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630250.896%
September 2025Sept 20253029197%
September 2024Sept 202430361.2▲83%
September 2023Sept 202330371.2▲65%
September 2022Sept 202228271100%

Last distance offered

Reception – Criterion 3Distance
September 20260.86 mi1.39 km

Results

In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Wigan it was 66%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 55% (England 53%)55%2016/17: 77% (England 61%)77%2017/18: 68% (England 64%)68%2018/19: 71% (England 65%)71%2022/23: 68% (England 60%)68%2023/24: 33% (England 61%)33%2024/25: 58% (England 62%)58%England 62%

Ofsted

Newton Westpark Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
14 Feb 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Sept 2012Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

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