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Cansfield High School
Secondary • Community school • Wigan • Lancashire • WN4 9TP
Good
Top 10 Secondary schools in Wigan
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the town of Wigan. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
13
Outstanding
0
Good
9
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 82% · RI: 18% · I: 0%
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St Peter's Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • Lancashire • WN5 8NU
Good
3
The Byrchall High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Wigan • Lancashire • WN4 9PQ
Good
4
Shevington High School
Secondary • Community school • Wigan • Lancashire • WN6 8AB
Good
5
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • Lancashire • WN1 1HQ
Good
6
Up Holland High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Wigan • Lancashire • WN5 7AL
Good
7
Standish Community High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Wigan • Lancashire • WN6 0NX
Good
8
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • Lancashire • WN4 9PF
Good
9
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • Lancashire • WN6 7RN
Good
10
Dean Trust Wigan
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Wigan • Greater Manchester • WN5 0DQ
Requires improvement
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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- Dean Trust Rose Bridge Requires improvement • May 2023
- Outwood Academy Hindley Not judged • Jan 2025
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