St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh

State-Funded School

st-thomas-cofe-primary-school-leigh-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

Leigh and AthertonConstituency

WN7 2ASPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Wigan, North West.

It currently serves 395 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 42%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

395

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 395
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
9 Jul 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.