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Little Leigh Primary School, Northwich CW8

Shutley Lane, Little Leigh, Northwich, Cheshire CW8 4RN

Little Leigh Primary School, Northwich CW8

10 reasons to choose Little Leigh Primary School

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Little Leigh Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the 5 best state primary schools in Northwich and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.

School fundamentals

Little Leigh Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 3 members of Create Learning Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.

Average class size

Little Leigh Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 23 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Little Leigh Primary School ranks in the top 15% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 19% of schools.

The Little Leigh Primary School curriculum

School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for all year groups and residential trips for Years 2, 4 and 6.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Little Leigh Primary School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Little Leigh Primary School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Two choirs. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.

Find another school near Little Leigh Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

Cransley Junior School (3.4 miles); The Grange Junior School, Hartford (4.1 miles); Terra Nova School (13.6 miles).

State Primary Schools

Lostock Gralam Church of England Primary School (4.7 miles); St Matthew’s Church of England Primary School, Stretton (5.1 miles); Davenham Church of England Primary School (5.4 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Cransley School (3.4 miles); The Grange School, Hartford (4 miles); Tower College (14.4 miles).

State Senior Schools

Weaverham High School (3.5 miles); Mid-Cheshire College of Further Education (3.8 miles); St Nicholas Catholic High School (4.1 miles).

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