Atherton High School
Free School · Year 7–Year 11 · 561 pupils
The Westleigh School
Westleigh Lane, Leigh WN7 5NL
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
976
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,050
Local authority
Wigan
The Shaw Education Trust
Schola Grade 2
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About The Westleigh School
The Westleigh School is a secondary academy in Leigh, Wigan, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of The Shaw Education Trust.
It has 976 pupils on roll and room for 1,050. Its Schola Grade is 2 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy sponsor led
- Pupils on roll
- 976
- Capacity
- 1,050 pupils
- Free school meals
- 44.10% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- The Shaw Education Trust
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 146087
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