The Westleigh School

Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–16Mixed

Westleigh Lane, Leigh, WN7 5NL

Headteacher · Mr Carlton Bramwell

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 2 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils976Capacity 1,050

OfstedGoodInspected 8 November 2022

TrustThe Shaw Education Trust

Free school meals44.1%

Good

Graded inspection on 8 November 2022.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Wigan council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

All 154 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered188

Applications295

First choice154

First-choice offers154

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).