Leigh St John's CofE Primary

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Kirkhall Lane
Leigh
Greater Manchester
WN7 1RY
Phone 01942672825
Reference Number 106517

General Makeup

Number of pupils 211
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.55%
Girls: 46.45%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 16 30
2 22 8 30
3 16 15 31
4 16 14 30
5 17 13 30
6 14 16 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.2%
White, Other 3.8%
African 2.4%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
Pakistani 1.4%
White & Asian 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-12
Date Description Report
2025-01-21 School inspection School inspection
2019-06-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-03-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-05-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-10-16 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 70% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107 Unlock Unlock
Maths 105 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.7 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.3 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 26 1
Third Preference 28 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh
Windermere Road, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 1UX
0.31 miles
Leigh Central Primary School
Windermere Road, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 1UY
0.33 miles
Leigh CofE Primary School
Henrietta Street, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 1LP
0.37 miles
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School
Walmesley Road, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 1YE
0.4 miles
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
School Street, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5JN
0.59 miles
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
Westleigh Lane, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5NJ
0.71 miles
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Nel Pan Lane, Leigh, Select, Lancashire, WN7 5JS
0.74 miles
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington
West Bridgewater Street, Pennington, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 4HB
0.77 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh
Mather Lane, Leigh, WN7 2PW
0.8 miles
Newton Westpark Primary School
Tennyson Avenue, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5JY
0.81 miles
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School
Leigh Street, Leigh, Greater Manchester, WN7 4TP
0.98 miles
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh
Astley Street, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 2AS
1.07 miles
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
Leigh Road, Atherton, Manchester, Lancashire, M46 0PA
1.22 miles
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Queensway, Higher Folds, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 2XG
1.41 miles
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School
Breaston Avenue, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 3DJ
1.44 miles
Bickershaw CofE Primary School
Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4AE
1.71 miles
Parklee Community School
Wardour Street, Atherton, Wigan, Greater Manchester, M46 0AR
1.74 miles
Hindley Green Community Primary School
Thomas Street, Hindley Green, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4SS
1.75 miles
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
Lodge Lane, Hindsford, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BN
1.75 miles
Hindsford CofE Primary School
Lodge Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BL
1.79 miles
Name Distance
The Westleigh School
Westleigh Lane, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5NL
0.81 miles
The Holden School
Firs Lane, Leigh, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester, WN7 4SB
0.83 miles
Bedford High School
Manchester Road, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 2LU
1.39 miles
Atherton High School
Hamilton Street, Atherton, Greater Manchester, M46 0AY
1.61 miles
Fred Longworth High School
Printshop Lane, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8JN
1.84 miles
Lowton Church of England High School
Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 1DU
2.25 miles
Cambian Tyldesley School
Shuttle Street, Tyldesley, Wigan, Manchester, M29 8BS
2.32 miles
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7EE
2.34 miles
Oakfield High School and College
Long Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN2 4XA
2.43 miles
Outwood Academy Hindley
Mornington Road, Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4LG
2.65 miles
Green Meadow Independent Primary School
Robson Way, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2RD
2.69 miles
Westhoughton High School
Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 3BZ
3.08 miles
Golborne High School
Lowton Road, Golborne, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 3EL
3.21 miles
The Parks School
Market Street, Hindley, Hindley, WN2 3AN
3.25 miles
Culcheth High School
Warrington Road, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 5HH
3.47 miles
Newbridge Learning Community
Moss Lane, Platt Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 3TL
3.57 miles
Star Salford Academy
124 Longshaw Drive, Worsley, Greater Manchester, M28 0BB
4.44 miles
The Lowry Academy
Hilton Lane, Little Hulton, Worsley, Manchester, M28 0SY
4.65 miles
Ladybridge High School
New York, Junction Road, Deane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 4NG
4.67 miles
Essa Academy
Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3 3HH
4.7 miles
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