Newton Westpark Primary School
Tennyson Avenue, Leigh, WN7 5JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carol Whiting
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 106422
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942606834
About this school
Newton Westpark Primary School is a community primary school in Leigh. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 202 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newton Westpark Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 33% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 50% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 63% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 53% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Newton Westpark Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newton Westpark Primary School compares
Newton Westpark Primary School ranked 66th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 7.1% | 55.6% | 202 | — |
| Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 33.2% | 213 | 0.2 miles |
| Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School | 42% | 6.4% | 31.9% | 234 | 0.4 miles |
| Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School | 55% | 5.9% | 58.1% | 205 | 0.4 miles |
| Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 48.5% | 331 | 0.8 miles |
| Leigh St John's CofE Primary | 67% | 4.7% | 20.3% | 210 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.56%
- English as an additional language
- 10.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.05%
- Persistent absence
- 19.05%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.2 miles
-
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leigh
-
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leigh
-
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leigh
-
Leigh St John's CofE Primary0.8 miles
Primary · Leigh
Other schools in Leigh
Newton Westpark Primary School ranks 6th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Leigh.
- Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington Primary
- Gilded Hollins Community School Primary
- Leigh Central Primary School Primary
- Leigh CofE Primary School Primary
- Leigh St John's CofE Primary Primary
- Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh Primary
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Newton Westpark Primary School teach?
- Newton Westpark Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Newton Westpark Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newton Westpark Primary School is Mrs Carol Whiting, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newton Westpark Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newton Westpark Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Newton Westpark Primary School?
- Newton Westpark Primary School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Newton Westpark Primary School full?
- Newton Westpark Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 202 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Newton Westpark Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newton Westpark Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newton Westpark Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newton Westpark Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Newton Westpark Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newton Westpark Primary School compare with other schools in Wigan?
- Newton Westpark Primary School ranked 66th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newton Westpark Primary School's absence rate?
- Newton Westpark Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newton Westpark Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newton Westpark Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.