Education in Wigan

Metropolitan borough

The middle of the North West. 347,089 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 188 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Wigan, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Wigan had 146 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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146

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Wigan had 146 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Schools

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Schools in Wigan

Wigan has 146 open schools: 2 nursery, 99 primary, 19 secondary, 21 special, 3 sixth form and further education, 1 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding: 7
Good: 38
Requires improvement: 0
Inadequate: 0

45 of the 127 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between February 2020 and July 2024.

21 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

24 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Wigan

7 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Garrett Hall Primary School (May 2024), Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan (February 2020), Nicol Mere School (November 2023), Orrell Newfold Community Primary School (June 2024), St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish (February 2023), St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School (March 2023), Golborne High School (January 2023).

Nursery (2)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Douglas Valley Nursery School	Local authority nursery school	2 to 5	100	School remains Outstanding, February 2024
Hindley Nursery School	Local authority nursery school	2 to 5	103	School remains Outstanding, March 2023

Primary (99)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection	Results (KS2 2024/25)
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	250	Standards maintained, April 2025	68% met KS2 standard
Aspull Church Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	202	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met	77% met KS2 standard
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School	Academy converter	2 to 11	333	Good (overall), June 2023	56% met KS2 standard
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School	Academy converter	2 to 11	255	Good (overall), December 2022	57% met KS2 standard
Beech Hill Community Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	282	Good (overall), October 2022	76% met KS2 standard
Bickershaw CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	138	Standards maintained, July 2025Good (overall), February 2020	27% met KS2 standard
Britannia Bridge Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	223	Good (overall), April 2023	50% met KS2 standard
Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School	Voluntary controlled school	4 to 11	186	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met	76% met KS2 standard
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery	Academy sponsor led	3 to 11	326	School remains Good, July 2023	58% met KS2 standard
Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	201	Good (overall), March 2023	73% met KS2 standard
Chowbent Primary School	Voluntary controlled school	4 to 11	147	Standards maintained, April 2025	36% met KS2 standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	205	Standards maintained, January 2025Good (overall), February 2020	43% met KS2 standard
Garrett Hall Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	520	Outstanding (overall), May 2024	77% met KS2 standard
Gilded Hollins Community School	Community school	4 to 11	209	School remains Good, July 2023	97% met KS2 standard
Golborne Community Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	373	Good (overall), February 2023	89% met KS2 standard
Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	415	Good (overall), March 2023	81% met KS2 standard
Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	237	Good (overall), September 2023	71% met KS2 standard
Hindley Green Community Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	420	School remains Good, January 2023	80% met KS2 standard
Hindley Junior and Infant School	Academy converter	4 to 11		Good (overall), April 2023, before the school changed
Hindsford CofE Primary School	Voluntary controlled school	4 to 11	207	Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade	77% met KS2 standard
Holy Family Catholic Academy	Academy sponsor led	2 to 11	228	Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade	55% met KS2 standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	213	School remains Good, May 2024	73% met KS2 standard
Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	136	Standards maintained, March 2025Outstanding (overall), February 2020	87% met KS2 standard
Ince CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	383	Good (overall), September 2023	48% met KS2 standard
Leigh Central Primary School	Community school	4 to 11	211	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met	55% met KS2 standard
Leigh CofE Primary School	Academy sponsor led	2 to 11	350	Good (overall), April 2023	60% met KS2 standard
Leigh St John's CofE Primary	Voluntary aided school	5 to 11	210	Standards maintained, January 2025	67% met KS2 standard
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	211	School remains Good, June 2024	43% met KS2 standard
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	2 to 11	331	Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade	60% met KS2 standard
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School	Academy converter	2 to 11	234	Standards maintained, February 2025	42% met KS2 standard
Lowton Junior and Infant School	Foundation school	4 to 11	199	Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade	56% met KS2 standard
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	229	Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade	71% met KS2 standard
Lowton West Primary School	Community school	4 to 11	428	School remains Good, November 2022	63% met KS2 standard
Mab's Cross Primary School	Community school	4 to 11	461	Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met	57% met KS2 standard
Marsh Green Primary School	Community school	2 to 11	371	Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade	50% met KS2 standard
Marus Bridge Primary School	Academy converter	4 to 11	400	Standards maintained, March 2025	79% met KS2 standard
Meadowbank Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	220	Good (overall), November 2023	70% met KS2 standard
Millbrook Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	214	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met	55% met KS2 standard
Newton Westpark Primary School	Community school	4 to 11	202	Good (overall), February 2023	58% met KS2 standard
Nicol Mere School	Community school	4 to 11	418	Outstanding (overall), November 2023	97% met KS2 standard
Orrell Holgate Academy	Academy converter	4 to 11	198	Improved significantly, January 2025	86% met KS2 standard
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy	Academy converter	4 to 11	408	Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade	78% met KS2 standard
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	447	Outstanding (overall), June 2024	93% met KS2 standard
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	208	School remains Outstanding, March 2023	81% met KS2 standard
Parklee Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	325	Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
Platt Bridge Community School	Academy converter	2 to 11	479	Good (overall), July 2024	72% met KS2 standard
R L Hughes Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	425	School remains Good, February 2023	78% met KS2 standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	447	School remains Good, March 2023	64% met KS2 standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	300	Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade	51% met KS2 standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	197	Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade	64% met KS2 standard
Sacred Heart RC Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	178	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met	61% met KS2 standard
Shevington Vale Primary School	Community school	2 to 11	196	Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met	70% met KS2 standard
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	321	Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade	84% met KS2 standard
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	212	Good (overall), September 2023	73% met KS2 standard
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	198	Good (overall), December 2022	86% met KS2 standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	191	Good (overall), July 2023	58% met KS2 standard
St Catharine's CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	205	Good (overall), June 2023	38% met KS2 standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	212	School remains Good, March 2023	73% met KS2 standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	384	School remains Good, January 2024	48% met KS2 standard
St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	102	Good (overall), January 2023	88% met KS2 standard
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	375	Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade	72% met KS2 standard
St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	347	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met	80% met KS2 standard
St James' Church of England Primary School	Academy converter	2 to 11	237	School remains Good, September 2022	62% met KS2 standard
St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram	Academy converter	4 to 11	274	School remains Good, March 2023	51% met KS2 standard
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green	Academy converter	4 to 11	170	School remains Good, February 2023	71% met KS2 standard
St John's CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	185	School remains Good, May 2023	71% met KS2 standard
St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	198	School remains Good, June 2023	58% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	204	Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met	45% met KS2 standard
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan	Voluntary aided school	5 to 11	188	Good (overall), April 2023	67% met KS2 standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	212	School remains Good, January 2023	90% met KS2 standard
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	197	Outstanding (overall), February 2023	91% met KS2 standard
St Mark's CofE Primary School	Academy sponsor led	2 to 11	240	Good (overall), September 2023	44% met KS2 standard
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	209	Outstanding (overall), March 2023	67% met KS2 standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School	Voluntary controlled school	4 to 11	242	Good (overall), April 2024	55% met KS2 standard
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	207	Good (overall), October 2023	67% met KS2 standard
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	242	School remains Good, November 2022	52% met KS2 standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	348	Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade	73% met KS2 standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School	Academy converter	4 to 11	180	Good (overall), October 2023	60% met KS2 standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley	Academy converter	4 to 11	281	School remains Good, February 2024	71% met KS2 standard
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	397	Good (overall), November 2023	71% met KS2 standard
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	184	Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met	54% met KS2 standard
St Stephen's CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	240	Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met	63% met KS2 standard
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	216	Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), February 2020	67% met KS2 standard
St Thomas CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	174	School remains Good, June 2024	59% met KS2 standard
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	395	Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade	48% met KS2 standard
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	187	Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met	63% met KS2 standard
St William's Catholic Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	235	School remains Good, December 2023	54% met KS2 standard
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	145	Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade	55% met KS2 standard
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	582	Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met	84% met KS2 standard
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	213	Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met	60% met KS2 standard
Tyldesley Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	441	Standards maintained, January 2025Good (overall), February 2020	81% met KS2 standard
Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery	Voluntary aided school	2 to 11	330	Good (overall), June 2023	61% met KS2 standard
Westfield Community School	Community school	3 to 11	450	Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade	46% met KS2 standard
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	205	Standards maintained, October 2024	55% met KS2 standard
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	194	Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met	67% met KS2 standard
Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	231	School remains Good, April 2023	52% met KS2 standard
Winstanley Community Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	440	School remains Outstanding, February 2024	68% met KS2 standard
Wood Fold Primary School	Community school	4 to 11	425	Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade	78% met KS2 standard
Woodfield Primary School	Community school	4 to 11	209	Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade	93% met KS2 standard

Secondary (19)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection	Results (KS4 2025/26)
Atherton High School	Free schools	11 to 16	561	Good (overall), January 2024	Attainment 8: 46.2
Bedford High School	Community school	11 to 16	1,111	Good (overall), October 2023	Attainment 8: 49.2
Cansfield High School	Community school	11 to 16	974	Good (overall), June 2024	Attainment 8: 41.7
Dean Trust Rose Bridge	Academy sponsor led	11 to 16	692	Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade	Attainment 8: 38.9
Dean Trust Wigan	Academy sponsor led	11 to 16	715	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met	Attainment 8: 37.5
Fred Longworth High School	Academy converter	11 to 16	1,283	School remains Good, October 2022	Attainment 8: 47.9
Golborne High School	Foundation school	11 to 16	1,144	Outstanding (overall), January 2023	Attainment 8: 45.1
Hawkley Hall High School	Academy converter	11 to 16	1,170	Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade	Attainment 8: 41.9
Lowton Church of England High School	Foundation school	11 to 16	814	Good (overall), March 2023	Attainment 8: 49.2
Outwood Academy Hindley	Academy sponsor led	11 to 16	908	Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade	Attainment 8: 44.3
Shevington High School	Community school	11 to 16	878	Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met	Attainment 8: 50.4
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield	Voluntary aided school	11 to 16	1,204	Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met	Attainment 8: 50.4
St John Fisher Catholic High School	Voluntary aided school	11 to 16	998	Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met	Attainment 8: 45.5
St Mary's Catholic High School	Voluntary aided school	11 to 18	1,537	Standards maintained, October 2024	Attainment 8: 47.1
St Peter's Catholic High School	Voluntary aided school	11 to 16	1,026	Good (overall), March 2024	Attainment 8: 49.2
Standish Community High School	Academy converter	11 to 16	1,276	Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met	Attainment 8: 51.9
The Byrchall High School	Academy converter	11 to 16	1,138	Good (overall), September 2022	Attainment 8: 42.8
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College	Voluntary aided school	11 to 18	1,365	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met	Attainment 8: 45.2
The Westleigh School	Academy sponsor led	11 to 16	976	Good (overall), November 2022	Attainment 8: 45.0

Special (21)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Cambian Tyldesley School	Other independent special school	11 to 19	34	No outcome in Ofsted's file
CEWE School	Other independent special school	4 to 11	39	No outcome in Ofsted's file
Elysium Training & Consultancy Ltd	Special post 16 institution	16 to 25		No outcome in Ofsted's file
Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)	Special post 16 institution	16 to 25		No outcome in Ofsted's file
Expanse Learning Wigan School	Other independent special school	11 to 16	89	No outcome in Ofsted's file
Fir Tree College	Special post 16 institution	14 to 25		No outcome in Ofsted's file
Fix-It (UK) Ltd	Special post 16 institution	16 to 24		No outcome in Ofsted's file
Hope School	Community special school	2 to 19	233	Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
Infinite Schools Wigan	Other independent special school	11 to 16	56	No outcome in Ofsted's file
Landgate School, Bryn	Community special school	4 to 19	177	Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Martha H School	Other independent special school	5 to 18	28	No outcome in Ofsted's file
My Life Learning	Special post 16 institution	16 to 25		No outcome in Ofsted's file
My Oasis Therapeutic Alternative Provision	Other independent special school	11 to 16	2	No outcome in Ofsted's file
Newbridge Learning Community	Community special school	11 to 16	83	School remains Good, March 2024
Oakfield High School and College	Community special school	11 to 19	413	School remains Outstanding, July 2024
Rowan Tree Primary School	Community special school	4 to 11	131	School remains Outstanding, March 2024
The Ark Wigan Ltd	Special post 16 institution	16 to 24		No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Holden School	Other independent special school	4 to 18	70	No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Parks School	Other independent special school	11 to 16	21	No outcome in Ofsted's file
TMP College	Special post 16 institution	16 to 25		No outcome in Ofsted's file
Willow Grove Primary School	Community special school	5 to 11	68	Good (overall), April 2023

Sixth form and further education (3)

School	Type	Ages	Latest Ofsted inspection
St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College	Further education	16 to 19	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Wigan and Leigh College	Further education	16 to 99	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Winstanley College	Further education	16 to 19	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (1)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Green Meadow Independent Primary School	Other independent school	3 to 14	9	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	4 to 16	106	Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.