Schools in Atherton
Atherton has 1 school listed on OfferDay. It is in the Wigan local authority area.
About schools in Atherton
OfferDay lists one school in Atherton, a secondary school.
Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. 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 each secondary school's Attainment 8 score. 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.
Secondary schools1
The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.
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Atherton High School
Free schools · Ages 11 to 16
39.3Attainment 8
Schools near Atherton
With only one school listed in Atherton itself, most families here also look further afield. These are the 60 schools closest to the centre of Atherton by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively — the nearest is Atherton High School, about 0.0 miles away.
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Atherton High School0.0 miles
Secondary · Atherton
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Parklee Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Wigan
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St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge0.5 miles
Primary · Greater Manchester
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Chowbent Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Meadowbank Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Atherton St George's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Sacred Heart RC Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Hindsford CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Fred Longworth High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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Rowan Tree Primary School1.1 miles
Special schools · Manchester
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St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leigh
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Cambian Tyldesley School1.2 miles
Special schools · Manchester
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Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery1.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill1.4 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Leigh
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The Westleigh School1.6 miles
Secondary · Leigh
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Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Leigh
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Leigh St John's CofE Primary1.6 miles
Primary · Leigh
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Tyldesley Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Washacre Primary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Leigh CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Leigh
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh1.9 miles
Primary · Leigh
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Eatock Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Bedford High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Leigh
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Leigh Central Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Leigh
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Newton Westpark Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Leigh
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Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Leigh
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St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh2.0 miles
Primary · Leigh
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton2.0 miles
Primary · Bolton
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh2.0 miles
Primary · Leigh
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St Stephen's CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Thomas CofE Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Westhoughton High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Bolton
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St Mary's Catholic High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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Garrett Hall Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St George's CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington2.2 miles
Primary · Leigh
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Hindley Green Community Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green2.3 miles
Primary · Wigan
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St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green2.3 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Leigh
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St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Bolton
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The Holden School2.4 miles
Special schools · Leigh
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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Leigh
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Wharton Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Salford
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)2.7 miles
Other types · Leigh
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Peel Hall Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Oakfield High School and College2.7 miles
Special schools · Wigan
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Heathfield Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Bolton
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The Gates Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Bickershaw CofE Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Wigan
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St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common2.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Hindley Nursery School3.0 miles
Nursery · Wigan
Common questions about schools in Atherton
- How many schools are in Atherton?
- OfferDay lists one school in Atherton, a secondary school.
- Who inspects schools in Atherton?
- Every school in Atherton 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.
- Which are the best schools in Atherton?
- OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Atherton 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.
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 1 July 2026.