Schools in Leigh

About schools in Leigh

Leigh lists 19 schools, most of them primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

57%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 15 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

40.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools15

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Gilded Hollins Community School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  97%

  expected standard
• Leigh Central Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Leigh CofE Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Leigh St John's CofE Primary

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 5 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  42%

  expected standard
• Newton Westpark Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Bedford High School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 16

  45.5

  Attainment 8
• The Westleigh School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  36.4

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 25

• The Holden School

  Other independent special school · Ages 4 to 18

Common questions about schools in Leigh

How many schools does Leigh have?

OfferDay lists 19 schools in Leigh, including 15 primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Leigh?

Every school in Leigh is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Leigh ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Leigh where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.