# The Byrchall High School

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

It had 1,138 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E138699. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,138
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 138699

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 13 September 2022
- 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 The Byrchall High School was 42.8, against 45.1 in Wigan and 46.2 in England.
38.1% 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 | 42.8 | 45.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38.1% | 43% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57.4% | 63.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 202 | – | – |

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 Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmund-arrowsmith-catholic-high-school-ashton-in-makerfield-e106540): 140 m. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 50.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Ascent Autism Specialist College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ascent-autism-specialist-college-e139251): 240 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Oswald's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oswalds-catholic-primary-school-e106488): 710 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [R L Hughes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/r-l-hughes-primary-school-e106424): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Thomas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-cofe-primary-school-e106465): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cansfield High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cansfield-high-school-e106521): 1.4 km. Secondary. Good (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/138699)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138699)

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