Hawkley Hall High School
Carr Lane, Hawkley Hall, Wigan, WN3 5NY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul McKendrick
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Rowan Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,184
- Pupils on roll
- 1,170
- URN
- 138110
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942204640
About this school
Hawkley Hall High School is a secondary academy in Wigan. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,170 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 225 | 221 | 220 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.5 | 44.9 | 40.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.54 -0.73 to -0.36 | -0.14 -0.33 to +0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 46.2% | 36.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 68.8% | 63.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 8% | 9% | 11.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hawkley Hall High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.5 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.9 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.4 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,180 |
| 2023/24 | 1,177 |
| 2024/25 | 1,164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hawkley Hall High School compares
Hawkley Hall High School ranked 14th of 19 secondary schools in Wigan for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.4 | 9.2% | 24.9% | 1,170 | — |
| The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College | 45.7 | 8.8% | 30.6% | 1,365 | 1.7 miles |
| Dean Trust Rose Bridge | 39.7 | 8.7% | 58.1% | 692 | 1.9 miles |
| Cansfield High School | 44.4 | 7% | 27.1% | 974 | 2.1 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic High School | 41.3 | 8.9% | 32.9% | 998 | 2.5 miles |
| Dean Trust Wigan | 33.1 | 9% | 57.3% | 715 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.91%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.23%
- Persistent absence
- 23.66%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College1.7 miles
Secondary · Wigan
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Dean Trust Rose Bridge1.9 miles
Secondary · Wigan
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Cansfield High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Wigan
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St John Fisher Catholic High School2.5 miles
Secondary · Wigan
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Dean Trust Wigan2.5 miles
Secondary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Hawkley Hall High School ranks 10th of the 13 ranked secondary schools in Wigan.
- Cansfield High School Secondary
- Dean Trust Rose Bridge Secondary
- Dean Trust Wigan Secondary
- Outwood Academy Hindley Secondary
- Shevington High School Secondary
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield Secondary
- St John Fisher Catholic High School Secondary
- St Peter's Catholic High School Secondary
- Standish Community High School Secondary
- The Byrchall High School Secondary
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College Secondary
- Up Holland High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hawkley Hall High School teach?
- Hawkley Hall High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Hawkley Hall High School?
- The headteacher of Hawkley Hall High School is Mr Paul McKendrick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hawkley Hall High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hawkley Hall High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hawkley Hall High School?
- Hawkley Hall High School has 1,170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Hawkley Hall High School full?
- Hawkley Hall High School has capacity for 1,184 pupils and 1,170 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hawkley Hall High School a faith school?
- No. Hawkley Hall High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hawkley Hall High School a selective school?
- No. Hawkley Hall High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Hawkley Hall High School?
- Hawkley Hall High School is part of THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hawkley Hall High School have?
- The schools register lists Hawkley Hall High School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hawkley Hall High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.5 in 2022/23 and 40.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hawkley Hall High School rank locally?
- Hawkley Hall High School ranked 14th of 19 secondary schools in Wigan for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hawkley Hall High School's absence rate?
- Hawkley Hall High School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hawkley Hall High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hawkley Hall High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.