Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School

State-Funded School

leigh-westleigh-methodist-primary-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

MakerfieldConstituency

WN7 5NJPostcode

2.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Wigan, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 234 pupils. Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School is part of EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 53%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

72%

Asian

Black

13%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

234

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 234
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 26 February 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
20 May 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.