Best Secondary Schools in Wigan

We checked all 13 secondary schools in Wigan, and every one is ranked.

Schools checked
13
Ranked
13
Without a rank
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Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Wigan. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Wigan also has 72 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Wigan.

Ranked secondary schools in Wigan

  1. 1

    St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield

    Local authority maintained, 1,204 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Strong standard
    Attainment 8
    49.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50.8%

  2. 2

    Shevington High School

    Local authority maintained, 878 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    49.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    51.7%

  3. 3

    St Peter's Catholic High School

    Local authority maintained, 1,026 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    51.7%

  4. 4

    Up Holland High School

    Academy, 874 pupils, inspected March 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    49.7%

  5. 5

    Standish Community High School

    Academy, 1,276 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    49.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.6%

  6. 6

    The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College

    Local authority maintained, 1,365 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    45.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    40.2%

  7. 7

    Cansfield High School

    Local authority maintained, 974 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    40.9%

  8. 8

    The Byrchall High School

    Academy, 1,138 pupils, inspected September 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39%

  9. 9

    Hawkley Hall High School

    Academy, 1,170 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    40.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    36.8%

  10. 10

    St John Fisher Catholic High School

    Local authority maintained, 998 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    41.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.9%

  11. 11

    Outwood Academy Hindley

    Academy, 908 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    40.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    31.3%

  12. 12

    Dean Trust Rose Bridge

    Academy, 692 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    39.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29.2%

  13. 13

    Dean Trust Wigan

    Academy, 715 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    33.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    22.6%