How many schools does Wigan have?

OfferDay lists 145 schools in Wigan, including 99 primary schools and 20 special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Wigan?

Every school in Wigan is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Wigan ranked?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Wigan does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Wigan local authority?

OfferDay groups the Wigan schools across eight towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Wigan local authority

Wigan has 145 schools listed on OfferDay across 8 towns.

2 nursery schools · 99 primary schools · 19 secondary schools · 3 sixth forms and colleges · 20 special and alternative provision schools · 2 independent schools

About schools in Wigan

Wigan lists 145 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 19 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at three sixth forms and colleges.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 66%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 101 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 43.4; average Attainment 8 score, across the 24 schools with published results

Top schools in Wigan

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Nicol Mere School 97%
2 Gilded Hollins Community School 97%
3 Woodfield Primary School 93%
4 Orrell Newfold Community Primary School 93%
5 St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish 91%
6 St Luke's CofE Primary School 90%
7 Golborne Community Primary School 89%
8 St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School 88%

Secondary

1 St Peter's Catholic High School 51.1
2 Golborne High School 50.1
3 Standish Community High School 49.7
4 St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield 49.1
5 Shevington High School 49.0
6 Lowton Church of England High School 47.5
7 Fred Longworth High School 45.9
8 The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College 45.7

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Wigan.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

60%

expected standard
Progress Schools Wigan
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16

Common questions about schools in Wigan

How many schools does Wigan have?: OfferDay lists 145 schools in Wigan, including 99 primary schools and 20 special and alternative provision schools.
Who inspects schools in Wigan?: Every school in Wigan is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Wigan ranked?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Wigan does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Wigan local authority?: OfferDay groups the Wigan schools across eight towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 28 July 2026.