Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School
Leigh Street, Leigh, WN7 4TP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Fletcher
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 331
- URN
- 135841
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942671442
About this school
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Leigh. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 331 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leigh St Peter's CofE 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 56 | 57 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 56% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 65% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 68% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 72% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Leigh St Peter's CofE 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 | 46% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 355 |
| 2023/24 | 378 |
| 2024/25 | 366 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School compares
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School ranked 60th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.5% | 48.5% | 331 | — |
| Newton Westpark Primary School | 58% | 7.1% | 55.6% | 202 | 0.8 miles |
| Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School | 43% | 5.2% | 29.5% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| Leigh Central Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 49.3% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh | 51% | 7% | 33.9% | 300 | 0.8 miles |
| Leigh CofE Primary School | 60% | 5.6% | 45.3% | 350 | 1.0 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)
- 48.53%
- English as an additional language
- 24%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 17.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newton Westpark Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leigh
-
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leigh
-
Leigh Central Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leigh
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh0.8 miles
Primary · Leigh
-
Leigh CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leigh
Other schools in Leigh
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School ranks 5th 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 Westleigh Methodist Primary School Primary
- Newton Westpark 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 Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School teach?
- Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Leigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School is Mr Michael Fletcher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leigh St Peter's CofE 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 Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School?
- Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School has 331 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School full?
- Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 331 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Wigan?
- Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School ranked 60th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leigh St Peter's CofE 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 1 July 2026.