Bedford High School
Community secondary school in Leigh (Wigan).
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Nearby schools
nearest first26 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas' CofE Primary School, LeighVoluntary aided | 0.4 mi | Primary | 395 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Bedford Hall Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 255 | Good, 2022 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School LeighVoluntary aided | 0.7 mi | Primary | 204 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.9 mi | Primary | 375 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| St Mary's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,537 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2019) |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School, PenningtonVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 205 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| Leigh CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 350 | Good, 2023 |
| St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 212 | Good, 2023 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School LeighVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 300 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Leigh Central Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 211 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.4 mi | Primary | 211 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.4 mi | Primary | 240 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| Leigh St John's CofE PrimaryVoluntary aided | 1.4 mi | Primary | 210 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2019) |
| Fred Longworth High SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,283 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Sacred Heart RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.6 mi | Primary | 178 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Glazebury Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 123 | Good, 2023 |
| Hindsford CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.6 mi | Primary | 207 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Tyldesley Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 441 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)Special post 16 institution | 1.7 mi | Special | - | - |
| Cambian Tyldesley SchoolOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 34 | - |
| The Holden SchoolOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 70 | - |
| Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 330 | Good, 2023 |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe BridgeVoluntary aided | 1.9 mi | Primary | 207 | Good, 2023 |
| Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.9 mi | Primary | 205 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Parklee Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 325 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Atherton High SchoolFree schools | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 561 | Good, 2024 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 120
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