Schools in WN7
Primary and secondary schools serving WN7, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 62,920 (2024)
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.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent8%
- Good80%
- Not rated12%
The largest schools here
- St Mary's Catholic High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,537 pupils · 98% fullGood2.2 miles · April 2019
- Bedford High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,111 pupils · 92% fullGood1.2 miles · October 2023
- The Westleigh SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 976 pupils · 93% fullGood1.2 miles · November 2022
- Lowton Church of England High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 814 pupils · 96% fullGood1.9 miles · March 2023
- St Thomas' CofE Primary School, LeighPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 395 pupils · 94% fullGood0.8 miles · November 2019
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 375 pupils · 119% fullGood1.5 miles · November 2014
- Leigh CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 350 pupils · 101% fullGood100 yards · April 2023
- Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 331 pupils · 79% fullGood1 mile · May 2017
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School LeighPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 300 pupils · 95% fullGood0.2 miles · November 2012
- Bedford Hall Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 255 pupils · 121% fullGood1.1 miles · December 2022
- Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 234 pupils · 111% fullGood1.1 miles · April 2015
- Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 229 pupils · 109% fullGood2.1 miles · October 2019
- Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 213 pupils · 101% fullExcellent1.1 miles · January 2026
- Leigh Central Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 211 pupils · 100% fullGood0.2 miles · June 2022
- Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 211 pupils · 100% fullGood0.1 miles · June 2024
- Leigh St John's CofE PrimaryPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 210 pupils · 100% fullExcellent0.4 miles · June 2019
- Gilded Hollins Community SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 209 pupils · 100% fullGood1.6 miles · July 2023
- Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 205 pupils · 98% fullGood1 mile · March 2015
- Christ Church CofE Primary School, PenningtonPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 205 pupils · 98% fullGood0.4 miles · February 2020
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School LeighPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 204 pupils · 97% fullGood0.5 miles · March 2026
- Newton Westpark Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 202 pupils · 96% fullGood1.1 miles · February 2023
- Bickershaw CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 138 pupils · 90% fullGood1.9 miles · February 2020
- The Holden SchoolOther · ages 4–18 · Independent · 70 pupils · 83% fullNot rated0.8 miles
- Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)Other · ages 16–25Not rated0.8 miles
- Elysium Training & Consultancy LtdOther · ages 16–25Not rated0.1 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.