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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Mather Lane, Leigh WN7 2PW · saintjosephs.wigan.sch.uk · 01942 606395
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 45%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wigan 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.45 mi
- 0.72 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 8 · Wigan Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 204
- 97% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 22.5%
- First language not English
- 17.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 8” went to a home 0.45 mi (716 m) from the school. Source: Wigan Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 8 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.45 mi0.72 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Wigan it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼45% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 24 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Positive
- 51%
- Replies
- 53
- 25% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on 14 parents (26%) whose child was bullied
based on 15 parents (28%) with SEND