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The Westleigh School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Westleigh Lane, Leigh WN7 5NL · thewestleighschool.co.uk · 01942 202580
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Wigan 43.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 976
- 93% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 44.1%
- First language not English
- 18.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 154 families put the school first and 188 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 188 | 154 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 195 | 145 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 163 | 128 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 154 | 137 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 206 | 140 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.4, and 21.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wigan it was 43.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼21.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼42.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.09 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106524)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 13.4 | −12 |
| Further education | 53.5 | −3.3 |
| Other education | 1.7 | +1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8 | +3.6 |
| Employment | 4.7 | +1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15.1 | +6.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.8 | +3.1 |
Ofsted
The Westleigh School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Dec 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106524), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106524)
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106524)
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 52
- 6% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (31%) with SEND