SCHOOL PROFILE

The Westleigh School: data, trends and context

The Westleigh School is a secondary school in Wigan. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
146087
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Wigan
Region
North West
Trust
THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
WN7 5NL
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
976
FSM eligible
44.1%
EAL / First language other than English
18.9%
SEND (total)
23.8%
SEN Support
18.5%
EHCP
5.2%
White British
70.2%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
89.8%
Overall absence
10.2%
Persistent absence
29.4%
Severe absence
7.9%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
WiganLocal authority91.4%8.6%3.3%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
16.6%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
7.3%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.84%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
36.4
English & maths grade 5+
21.2%
English & maths grade 4+
42.9%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See The Westleigh School against 25 similar schools

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The Westleigh School is a secondary school in Wigan. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.