Schools near Leigh

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• Atherton High School

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 16 · 561 pupils

  Hamilton Street, Atherton, M46 0AY

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2024: Good

  1.8 miles

• Bickershaw CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 138 pupils

  Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw, Wigan, WN2 4AE

  Ofsted 1 Jul 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  1.8 miles Church of England

• Sacred Heart RC Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 178 pupils

  Lodge Lane, Hindsford, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BN

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

  1.9 miles Roman Catholic

• Hindsford CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 207 pupils

  Lodge Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BL

  Ofsted 29 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  1.9 miles Church of England

• Parklee Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 325 pupils

  Wardour Street, Atherton, Wigan, M46 0AR

  Ofsted 11 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades) (predecessor school)

  1.9 miles

• Fred Longworth High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,283 pupils

  Printshop Lane, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8JN

  Ofsted 19 Oct 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  2.0 miles

• Lowton Church of England High School

  Secondary · Foundation school · ages 11 to 16 · 814 pupils

  Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 1DU

  Ofsted 21 Mar 2023: Good

  2.0 miles Church of England

• Hindley Green Community Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 420 pupils

  Thomas Street, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4SS

  Ofsted 20 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  2.0 miles

• St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 170 pupils

  Atherton Road, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4SD

  Ofsted 3 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  2.1 miles Church of England

• Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 229 pupils

  Newton Road, Lowton, Lowton St Mary's Ce Primary School, Warrington, WA3 1EW

  Ofsted 14 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  2.1 miles Church of England

• Atherton St George's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 333 pupils

  Derby Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HJ

  Ofsted 20 Jun 2023: Good

  2.2 miles Church of England

• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 197 pupils

  Swan Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4HD

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  2.2 miles Roman Catholic

• Glazebury Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 123 pupils

  Warrington Road, Glazebury, Warrington, WA3 5LZ

  Ofsted 26 Sep 2023: Good

  2.2 miles Church of England

• St Mary's Catholic High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,537 pupils

  Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7EE

  Ofsted 9 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  2.3 miles Roman Catholic

• St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 184 pupils

  Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HA

  Ofsted report card, 28 Apr 2026

  2.3 miles Catholic

• Meadowbank Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 220 pupils

  Formby Avenue, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HX

  Ofsted 21 Nov 2023: Good

  2.3 miles

• Chowbent Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 147 pupils

  Laburnum Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9FP

  Ofsted 30 Apr 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  2.3 miles

• St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 212 pupils

  Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7DY

  Ofsted 27 Sep 2023: Good

  2.4 miles Roman Catholic

• St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 445 pupils

  Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2JU

  Ofsted 9 May 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  2.4 miles Church of England

• Cambian Tyldesley School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 19 · 34 pupils

  Shuttle Street, Tyldesley, Wigan, Manchester, M29 8BS

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  2.4 miles Independent