Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Leigh (Wigan).
KS2 RWM expected
60%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
78%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
76%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
74%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.5%
▼ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.7
▲ 2.0 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
49.5%
▲ 25pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
79%
331 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Who runs this school
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- Wigan (local council)
- Type of school
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Admissions authority
- School governing body
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 13 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Wigan has 144 schools on the register, including 75 council-maintained primary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding. The governing body pays part of the cost of building work.
- Staff and buildings
- The governing body employs the staff. The land and buildings are usually owned by a charity, often a religious body.
- Admissions
- The governing body is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy, with applications usually coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- A governing body, in which foundation governors are in the majority, runs the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.