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
Most popular state schools
in Wigan in 2019
Primaries
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1
Leigh St John's CofE Primary
Voluntary aided school • Leigh
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2
Woodfield Primary School
Community school • Wigan
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3
Britannia Bridge Primary School
Community school • Lower Ince, Wigan
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4
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School
Academy converter • Leigh
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5
Winstanley Community Primary School
Community school • Winstanley, Wigan
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6
Newton Westpark Primary School
Community school • Leigh
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7
Meadowbank Primary School & Children's Centre
Community school • Atherton, Manchester
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8
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, New Springs, Wigan
Voluntary aided school • New Springs, Wigan
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9
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school • Astley, Manchester
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10
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school • Leigh
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11
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led • Newtown, Wigan
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12
St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School
Academy converter • Haigh, Wigan
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13
Marus Bridge Primary School
Academy converter • Marus Bridge, Wigan
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14
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
Community school • Orrell, Wigan
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15
Westfield Community School
Community school • Pemberton, Wigan
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16
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school • Leigh
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17
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Voluntary aided school • Lowton, WARRINGTON
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18
Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school • Hindley, Wigan
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19
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
Voluntary aided school • Atherton, Manchester
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20
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
Voluntary aided school • Standish, Wigan
Secondaries
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1
Fred Longworth High School
Academy converter • Tyldesley, Manchester
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2
St Peter's Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school • Orrell, Wigan
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3
Standish Community High School
Academy converter • Standish, Wigan
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4
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Voluntary aided school • Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan
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5
Hindley High School
Foundation school • Hindley, Wigan
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6
Golborne High School
Foundation school • Golborne, Warrington
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7
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Voluntary aided school • Wigan
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8
Hawkley Hall High School
Academy converter • Hawkley Hall, Wigan
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9
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school • Springfield, Wigan
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10
Cansfield High School
Community school • Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan
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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