- What did School Atlas judge Leigh Central Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?
- School Atlas judged Leigh Central Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in June 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Leigh Central Primary School?
- Leigh Central Primary School has 211 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Leigh Central Primary School take?
- Leigh Central Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
- Where is Leigh Central Primary School located?
- Leigh Central Primary School is located in Leigh, WN7 1UY, Wigan.
- How do I apply to Leigh Central Primary School?
- Leigh Central Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How close do you need to live to get into Leigh Central Primary School?
- On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Leigh Central Primary School was 0.375 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
- How are Reception places decided at Leigh Central Primary School?
- When Leigh Central Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Looked after children, previously looked after children and children who appear to the Local Authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care because they were adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Applications for previously looked after children must be supported with appropriate evidence i.e. a copy of the adoption order, child arrangements order or special guardianship order. A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society. Applications must be supported with appropriate evidence that the child has been adopted from state care; 2. Children whose older brothers or sisters attend the school and will still be there at the time of admission; 3. Children who live closest to the school — Children who live closest to the school. Oversubscription criteria for St Mary’s CE Primary School Where the school receives more applications than places available, the following oversubscription criteria will be applied once places have first been allocated to pupils who have an education health and care plan which names the school: 1 Looked after children, previously looked after children and children who appear to the Local Authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care because they were adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Applications for previously looked after children must be supported with appropriate evidence i.e. a copy of the adoption order, child arrangements order or special guardianship order. A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society. Applications must be supported with appropriate evidence that the child has been adopted from state care. 2. Children whose older brothers or sisters attend the school and will still be there at the time of admission. 3. Children who live in…, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Leigh Central Primary School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 45% of pupils at Leigh Central Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.