Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Select, Wigan.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 213 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 32.90% |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Address | Nel Pan Lane, Leigh, Select, Lancashire, WN7 5JS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.twelveapostlesleigh.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01942674312 |
| URN | 106503 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 13 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 13 October 2021, published 1 December 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Newton Westpark Primary School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Leigh St John's CofE Primary (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Leigh Central Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Hindley Green Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Wigan
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.