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Golborne High School
Secondary • Foundation school • Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 3EL
Outstanding
Top 10 Secondary schools in Wigan
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2023)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the district 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
19
Outstanding
1
Good
14
Median inspection year
2023
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 6% · G: 82% · RI: 12% · I: 0%
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Cansfield High School
Secondary • Community school • Wigan • Lancashire • WN4 9TP
Good
3
Atherton High School
Secondary • Free schools • Atherton • Greater Manchester • M46 0AY
Good
4
St Peter's Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Wigan • Lancashire • WN5 8NU
Good
5
Bedford High School
Secondary • Community school • Leigh • Lancashire • WN7 2LU
Good
6
Lowton Church of England High School
Secondary • Foundation school • Warrington • Cheshire • WA3 1DU
Good
7
The Westleigh School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Leigh • Lancashire • WN7 5NL
Good
8
The Byrchall High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Wigan • Lancashire • WN4 9PQ
Good
9
St Mary's Catholic High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Manchester • M29 7EE
Good
10
Fred Longworth High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Manchester • M29 8JN
Good
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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- Shevington High School Good • Feb 2017
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College Good • Nov 2016
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