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Schools in Wigan
Search and compare schools in Wigan with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.
Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
- Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
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Schools indexed
142
in Wigan
Average Attainment 8
45.8
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
-0.30
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
43%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
66%
of 77 inspected
Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.
Ofsted across Wigan
Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.
Spread of Attainment 8
Number of Wigan secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.
Wigan schools
Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder
| Select | # | School | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standish Community High School Academy converter | 51.9 | -0.07 | 55% | |
| 2 | Shevington High School Community school | 50.4 | -0.18 | 46% | |
| 3 | St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield Voluntary aided school | 50.4 | +0.16 | 54% | |
| 4 | Bedford High School Community school · Good | 49.2 | -0.24 | 49% | |
| 5 | Lowton Church of England High School Foundation school · Good | 49.2 | -0.17 | 40% | |
| 6 | St Peter's Catholic High School Voluntary aided school · Good | 49.2 | -0.12 | 47% | |
| 7 | Fred Longworth High School Academy converter | 47.9 | -0.29 | 50% | |
| 8 | St Mary's Catholic High School Voluntary aided school | 47.1 | -0.20 | 46% | |
| 9 | Atherton High School Free schools · Good | 46.2 | 0.00 | 38% | |
| 10 | St John Fisher Catholic High School Voluntary aided school | 45.5 | -0.58 | 34% |
Showing 1–10 of 142 schools
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All schools in Wigan (A–Z)
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- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, WiganPrimary · WA3 3LU
- Aspull Church Primary SchoolPrimary · WN2 1QT
- Atherton High SchoolSecondary · M46 0AY
- Atherton St George's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · M46 0HJ
- Bedford Hall Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · WN7 3DJ
- Bedford High SchoolSecondary · WN7 2LU
- Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary · WN6 7PT
- Bickershaw CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · WN2 4AE
- Britannia Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary · WN3 4SD
- Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · WN4 0DL
- Cambian Tyldesley SchoolNot applicable · M29 8BS
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary · WN2 1BP
- Cansfield High SchoolSecondary · WN4 9TP
- Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · WN2 4DH
- CEWE SchoolNot applicable · WN1 3JW
- Chowbent Primary SchoolPrimary · M46 9FP
- Christ Church CofE Primary School, PenningtonPrimary · WN7 4HB
- Dean Trust Rose BridgeSecondary · WN1 3HD
- Dean Trust WiganSecondary · WN5 0DQ
- Douglas Valley Nursery SchoolNursery · WN1 3SU
- EdStart Schools WiganNot applicable · WN5 0QL
- Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)Not applicable · WN7 4JY
- Expanse Learning Wigan SchoolNot applicable · WN3 5XF
- Fir Tree CollegeNot applicable · WN6 9JB
- Fix-It (UK) LtdNot applicable · WN3 4TA
- Fred Longworth High SchoolSecondary · M29 8JN
- Garrett Hall Primary SchoolPrimary · M29 7EY
- Gilded Hollins Community SchoolPrimary · WN7 3PQ
- Golborne Community Primary SchoolPrimary · WA3 3NN
- Golborne High SchoolSecondary · WA3 3EL
- Green Meadow Independent Primary SchoolNot applicable · WA3 2RD
- Hawkley Hall High SchoolSecondary · WN3 5NY
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · WN3 6BL
- Hindley All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · WN2 3QS
- Hindley Green Community Primary SchoolPrimary · WN2 4SS
- Hindley Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · WN2 3PN
- Hindley Nursery SchoolNursery · WN2 4LG
- Hindsford CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · M46 9BL
- Holy Family Catholic AcademyPrimary · WN2 5JF
- Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · M28 1AG
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School, New Springs, WiganPrimary · WN2 1EL
- Hope SchoolNot applicable · WN3 6SP
- Ince CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · WN2 2AL
- Landgate School, BrynNot applicable · WN4 0EP
- Leigh Central Primary SchoolPrimary · WN7 1UY
- Leigh CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · WN7 1LP
- Leigh St John's CofE PrimaryPrimary · WN7 1RY
- Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · WN7 1YE
- Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · WN7 4TP
- Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · WN7 5NJ
- Lowton Church of England High SchoolSecondary · WA3 1DU
- Lowton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · WA3 2AW
- Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary · WA3 1EW
- Lowton West Primary SchoolPrimary · WA3 2ED
- Mab's Cross Primary SchoolPrimary · WN1 1XL
- Marsh Green Primary SchoolPrimary · WN5 0EF
- Martha H SchoolNot applicable · WN4 0LZ
- Marus Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary · WN3 6SP
- Meadowbank Primary SchoolPrimary · M46 0HX
- Millbrook Primary SchoolPrimary · WN6 8DL
- My Life LearningNot applicable · WN6 0PP
- My Oasis Therapeutic Alternative ProvisionNot applicable · WN6 0DA
- Newbridge Learning CommunityNot applicable · WN2 3TL
- Newton Westpark Primary SchoolPrimary · WN7 5JY
- Nicol Mere SchoolPrimary · WN4 8DF
- Oakfield High School and CollegeNot applicable · WN2 4XA
- Orrell Holgate AcademyPrimary · WN5 8SJ
- Orrell Lamberhead Green AcademyPrimary · WN5 0AW
- Orrell Newfold Community Primary SchoolPrimary · WN5 7BD
- Our Lady's RC Primary School WiganPrimary · WN2 1RU
- Outwood Academy HindleySecondary · WN2 4LG
- Parklee Primary SchoolPrimary · M46 0AR
- Platt Bridge Community SchoolPrimary · WN2 5NG
- Progress Schools WiganNot applicable · WN1 1RU
- R L Hughes Primary SchoolPrimary · WN4 9QL
- Rowan Tree Primary SchoolNot applicable · M46 9HP
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · WN6 7RH
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley GreenPrimary · WN2 4HD
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School LeighPrimary · WN7 1UX
- Sacred Heart RC Primary SchoolPrimary · M46 9BN
- Shevington High SchoolSecondary · WN6 8AB
- Shevington Vale Primary SchoolPrimary · WN6 9JP
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, WiganPrimary · WN3 6EE
- St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · M29 7DY
- Standish Community High SchoolSecondary · WN6 0NX
- Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · WN6 8JP
- Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary · WN6 0XB
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School HindleyPrimary · WN2 3DG
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · WN6 8BD
- St Catharine's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · WN1 3LP
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, LowtonPrimary · WA3 2PQ
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School WiganPrimary · WN5 9LW
- St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · WN2 1PA
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-MakerfieldSecondary · WN4 9PF
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · WN7 2XG
- St James' Catholic Primary School OrrellPrimary · WN5 7AA
- St James' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · WN3 5XE
- St John Fisher Catholic High SchoolSecondary · WN6 7RN
- St John's Church of England Primary School, AbramPrimary · WN2 5QE
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley GreenPrimary · WN2 4SD
Schools by town in Wigan
- Schools in Leigh (19)
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High-attainment secondary schools in Wigan
Standish Community High School
SecondaryAttainment 8 51.9Progress 8 -0.07
Shevington High School
SecondaryAttainment 8 50.4Progress 8 -0.18
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
SecondaryAttainment 8 50.4Progress 8 +0.16
Bedford High School
SecondaryAttainment 8 49.2Progress 8 -0.24
Lowton Church of England High School
SecondaryAttainment 8 49.2Progress 8 -0.17
Catchment distances and university destinations in Wigan
We hold the last distance offered for 39 Wigan schools, 2023, from the council’s allocation figures. See Wigan school catchment distances
Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge
- St Mary's Catholic High School0.5% (2015/16–2019/20)
Most leavers to Russell Group universities
- St Mary's Catholic High School12.6% (2015/16–2019/20)
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College4.8% (2015/16–2019/20)
Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings
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