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Best Secondary schools in Wigan

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 1 Good: 14 Requires improvement: 2 Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
16 Nov 2010
Latest inspection
13 Jan 2025

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

  • 1.
    Golborne High School
    Secondary • Foundation school • Warrington • WA3 3EL

    Last inspected on 8 Mar 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 2.
    Cansfield High School
    Secondary • Community school • Wigan • WN4 9TP

    Last inspected on 17 Jul 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 3.
    Atherton High School
    Secondary • Free schools • Atherton • M46 0AY

    Last inspected on 14 May 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 4.
    St Peter's Catholic High School
    Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • WN5 8NU

    Last inspected on 28 Apr 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 5.
    Bedford High School
    Secondary • Community school • Leigh • WN7 2LU

    Last inspected on 8 Nov 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 6.
    Lowton Church of England High School
    Secondary • Foundation school • Warrington • WA3 1DU

    Last inspected on 25 May 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 7.
    The Westleigh School
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Leigh • WN7 5NL

    Last inspected on 15 Dec 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 8.
    The Byrchall High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Wigan • WN4 9PQ

    Last inspected on 9 Nov 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 9.
    St Mary's Catholic High School
    Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Manchester • M29 7EE

    Last inspected on 20 May 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 10.
    Fred Longworth High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Manchester • M29 8JN

    Last inspected on 11 Dec 2017 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 11.
    Shevington High School
    Secondary • Community school • Wigan • WN6 8AB

    Last inspected on 2 Feb 2017 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 12.
    The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
    Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • WN1 1HQ

    Last inspected on 2 Nov 2016 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 13.
    Standish Community High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Wigan • WN6 0NX

    Last inspected on 11 Dec 2014 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 14.
    St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
    Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • WN4 9PF

    Last inspected on 17 Feb 2012 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 15.
    St John Fisher Catholic High School
    Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • WN6 7RN

    Last inspected on 16 Nov 2010 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 16.
    Dean Trust Wigan
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Wigan • WN5 0DQ

    Last inspected on 27 Nov 2023 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

    Requires improvement
  • 17.
    Dean Trust Rose Bridge
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Wigan • WN1 3HD

    Last inspected on 3 May 2023 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

    Requires improvement
  • 18.
    Outwood Academy Hindley
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Wigan • WN2 4LG

    Last inspected on 13 Jan 2025 – graded Not judged by Ofsted.

    Not judged
  • 19.
    Hawkley Hall High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Wigan • WN3 5NY

    Last inspected on 15 Dec 2024 – graded Not judged by Ofsted.

    Not judged