The Westleigh School

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The Westleigh School
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The Westleigh School
Westleigh Lane


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WN7 5NL

Coordinates 53°30′52″N2°31′44″W / 53.5145°N 2.529°W / 53.5145; -2.529 Coordinates: 53°30′52″N2°31′44″W / 53.5145°N 2.529°W / 53.5145; -2.529
Information
Type Academy
Established1976
Local authority Wigan Council
Trust Shaw Education Trust
Department for Education URN 146087 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherCarlton Bramwell
Gender Mixed
Age11to 16
Website https://www.thewestleighschool.co.uk/

Westleigh high School (formerly The Westleigh School) is a co-educational secondary school located in Leigh in the English county of Greater Manchester. [1]

It was first established by Lancashire County Council and became a comprehensive school in 1976. [2] Later the school also gained a specialism in technology. Previously a community school administered by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, in August 2018 Westleigh High School converted to academy status and was renamed The Westleigh School. The school is now sponsored by the Shaw Education Trust.

The Westleigh School offers GCSEs, BTECs and the CiDA as programmes of study for pupils.

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References

  1. "Westleigh High". westleighhigh.co.uk.
  2. Administrator. "School History". westleighhigh.co.uk.