Wigan schools and catchments

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 30
  2. Good 85
  3. Requires Improvement 6
  4. Inadequate 6

Most popular state schools
in Wigan in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Leigh St John's CofE Primary

    Voluntary aided school • Leigh

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Woodfield Primary School

    Community school • Wigan

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Britannia Bridge Primary School

    Community school • Lower Ince, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School

    Academy converter • Leigh

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Winstanley Community Primary School

    Community school • Winstanley, Wigan

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Newton Westpark Primary School

    Community school • Leigh

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Meadowbank Primary School & Children's Centre

    Community school • Atherton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Holy Family Catholic Primary School, New Springs, Wigan

    Voluntary aided school • New Springs, Wigan

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Astley, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Leigh

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  11. 11

    St Mark's CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Newtown, Wigan

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  12. 12

    St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School

    Academy converter • Haigh, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Marus Bridge Primary School

    Academy converter • Marus Bridge, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Orrell Newfold Community Primary School

    Community school • Orrell, Wigan

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    Westfield Community School

    Community school • Pemberton, Wigan

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  16. 16

    Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Leigh

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Lowton, WARRINGTON

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Hindley, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge

    Voluntary aided school • Atherton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  20. 20

    St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish

    Voluntary aided school • Standish, Wigan

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  1. 1

    Fred Longworth High School

    Academy converter • Tyldesley, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    St Peter's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school • Orrell, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Standish Community High School

    Academy converter • Standish, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield

    Voluntary aided school • Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Hindley High School

    Foundation school • Hindley, Wigan

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  6. 6

    Golborne High School

    Foundation school • Golborne, Warrington

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College

    Voluntary aided school • Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Hawkley Hall High School

    Academy converter • Hawkley Hall, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    St John Fisher Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school • Springfield, Wigan

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Cansfield High School

    Community school • Ashton-in-Makerfield, 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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