1
Cansfield High School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN4 9TP
2
17 Jul 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Wigan
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2017)
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
11
Outstanding
0
Good
9
Median inspection year
2017
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 100% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN5 8NU
2
28 Apr 2024
3
The Byrchall High School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN4 9PQ
2
9 Nov 2022
4
Shevington High School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN6 8AB
2
2 Feb 2017
5
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan • Lancashire • WN1 1HQ
2
2 Nov 2016
6
Up Holland High School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN5 7AL
2
20 Apr 2015
7
Standish Community High School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN6 0NX
2
11 Dec 2014
8
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan • Lancashire • WN4 9PF
2
17 Feb 2012
9
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN6 7RN
2
16 Nov 2010
10
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan • Lancashire • WN2 4LG
Not judged
13 Jan 2025
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.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Hawkley Hall High School Not judged • Dec 2024