Wigan schools and admissions data

Wigan Borough Council has 109 primary schools and 34 secondary schools. 5% of Wigan's schools are private schools. 39 state schools in Wigan follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 91 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Wigan

  1. Outstanding 29
  2. Good 84
  3. Requires Improvement 6
  4. Inadequate 4

Most popular state schools
in Wigan in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led • Hindley, Wigan

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led • Wigan

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    St Mark's CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Newtown, Wigan

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Abram Bryn Gates Primary School

    Community school • Bamfurlong, Wigan

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  5. 5

    Bickershaw CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Bickershaw, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary aided school • Golborne, Warrington

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Holy Family Catholic Primary School, New Springs, Wigan

    Voluntary aided school • New Springs, Wigan

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington

    Voluntary aided school • Pennington, Leigh

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Tyldesley Primary School

    Academy converter • Astley Tyldesley, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan

    Voluntary aided school • Worsley Mesnes, Wigan

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  11. 11

    Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Leigh

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Holy Family Catholic Primary School Platt Bridge

    Voluntary aided school • Platt Bridge, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Leigh St John's CofE Primary

    Voluntary aided school • Leigh

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  14. 14

    St Thomas CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan

    Voluntary aided school • Golborne, Warrington

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  16. 16

    St William's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley

    Academy converter • Hindley, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • WIGAN

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram

    Academy converter • Abram, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Rowan Tree Primary School

    Community special school • Atherton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  1. 1

    Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)

    Special post 16 institution • Leigh Sports Village, Leigh

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Dean Trust Wigan

    Academy sponsor led • Greenhey, Wigan

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Fir Tree Fishery CIC

    Special post 16 institution • Appley Bridge, Wigan

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    My Life Learning

    Special post 16 institution • Pepper Lane, Wigan

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    Hindley High School

    Foundation school • Hindley, Wigan

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  6. 6

    Lowton Church of England High School

    Foundation school • Lowton, Warrington

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  7. 7

    St Mary's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school • Astley, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    The Byrchall High School

    Academy converter • Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  9. 9

    St Peter's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school • Orrell, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Hawkley Hall High School

    Academy converter • Hawkley Hall, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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