Leigh St John's CofE Primary

About Leigh St John's CofE Primary

Leigh St John's CofE Primary is a primary school in Leigh, Wigan, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 212 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. 67% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 13.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 45% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Leigh St John's CofE Primary is oversubscribed: about 5 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 60 first choices for 28 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.35 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 3.8%. There are about 23.5 pupils per teacher. Leigh St John's CofE Primary does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.