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Schools in WN7

The schools families in WN7 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Population
62,920 (2024)
Schools

Schools in WN7

25 schools in WN7: 18 primary, 4 secondary and 3 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 23 that publish a capacity are 97% full overall, and 6 have more pupils than places.

Schools
25
in WN7
Good or better
100%
Of 22 with an Ofsted grade
How full
97%
Nearly full: 8,985 pupils for 9,254 places
Over capacity
6
More pupils than places, of 23 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

WN7
80%
12%
  • Excellent8%
  • Good80%
  • Not rated12%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • St Mary's Catholic High School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,537 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    2.2 miles · April 2019
  • Bedford High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,111 pupils · 92% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · October 2023
  • The Westleigh School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 976 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · November 2022
  • Lowton Church of England High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 814 pupils · 96% full
    Good
    1.9 miles · March 2023
  • St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 395 pupils · 94% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · November 2019
  • St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 375 pupils · 119% full
    Good
    1.5 miles · November 2014
  • Leigh CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 350 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    100 yards · April 2023
  • Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 331 pupils · 79% full
    Good
    1 mile · May 2017
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 300 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · November 2012
  • Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 255 pupils · 121% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · December 2022
  • Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 234 pupils · 111% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · April 2015
  • Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 229 pupils · 109% full
    Good
    2.1 miles · October 2019
  • Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 213 pupils · 101% full
    Excellent
    1.1 miles · January 2026
  • Leigh Central Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 211 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · June 2022
  • Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 211 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.1 miles · June 2024
  • Leigh St John's CofE Primary
    Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 210 pupils · 100% full
    Excellent
    0.4 miles · June 2019
  • Gilded Hollins Community School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 209 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    1.6 miles · July 2023
  • Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 205 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    1 mile · March 2015
  • Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 205 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · February 2020
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 204 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · March 2026
  • Newton Westpark Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 202 pupils · 96% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · February 2023
  • Bickershaw CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 138 pupils · 90% full
    Good
    1.9 miles · February 2020
  • The Holden School
    Other · ages 4–18 · Independent · 70 pupils · 83% full
    Not rated
    0.8 miles
  • Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)
    Other · ages 16–25
    Not rated
    0.8 miles
  • Elysium Training & Consultancy Ltd
    Other · ages 16–25
    Not rated
    0.1 miles
How we rate schools

Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in November 2025, so the rating here is our reading of each school's latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, otherwise its most recent graded inspection. Older inspections are used where nothing newer exists — check the date beside each school.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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