# Bedford High School

Bedford High School is a secondary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,111 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E106523. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,111
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 106523

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 3 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Bedford High School was 49.2, against 45.1 in Wigan and 46.2 in England.
49.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Wigan | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 49.2 | 45.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49.3% | 43% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 63.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 203 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-cofe-primary-school-leigh-e106448): 690 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-hall-methodist-primary-school-e140053): 870 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-leigh-e106501): 1.2 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gabriels-catholic-primary-school-e106506): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-high-school-e106538): 1.7 km. Secondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 47.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Elysium Training & Consultancy Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elysium-training-and-consultancy-ltd-e152835): 1.7 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/106523)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/106523)

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