Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Leyland Park House, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3RX
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
- Head
- Ms Anne Isherwood
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Rowan Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 193
- Pupils on roll
- 106
- URN
- 140627
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942932760
About this school
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy is a special academy in Hindley, Wigan. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 106 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
Trends over time
How Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 131 |
| 2024/25 | 145 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 71.03%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Parks School0.6 miles
Special schools · Hindley
-
Oakfield High School and College0.8 miles
Special schools · Wigan
-
Newbridge Learning Community1.0 miles
Special schools · Wigan
-
Fix-It (UK) Ltd1.4 miles
Other types · Wigan
-
CEWE School2.2 miles
Special schools · Greater Manchester
Common questions
- What year groups does Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy teach?
- Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Hindley, Wigan.
- Who is the head of Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy?
- The head of Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy is Ms Anne Isherwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy, 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 Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy?
- Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy has 106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy full?
- Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy has capacity for 193 pupils and 106 on roll (55%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy a faith school?
- No. Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy?
- Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy 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.
- Does Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.