Schools in Wigan
There are 127 state-funded and grammar schools in Wigan. 15 are rated Outstanding and 71 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Wigan
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- Starting Reception in September 2027: applications close on 15 January 2027. Offers are sent on 16 April 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
All schools in Wigan, by town
Atherton
- Atherton High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · M46 0AY
Ofsted: Good
Greater Manchester
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge
Reception - Year 6 · M46 0PA
Ofsted: Good
Hindley, Wigan
- Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Reception - Year 11 · WN2 3RX
Ofsted: Not judged
Leigh
- Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN7 3DJ
Ofsted: Good - Bedford High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WN7 2LU
Ofsted: Good - Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington
Reception - Year 6 · WN7 4HB
Ofsted: Good - Gilded Hollins Community School
Reception - Year 6 · WN7 3PQ
Ofsted: Good - Leigh Central Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN7 1UY
Ofsted: Good - Leigh CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN7 1LP
Ofsted: Good - Leigh St John's CofE Primary
Year 1 - Year 6 · WN7 1RY
No rating on record - Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN7 1YE
Ofsted: Good - Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN7 4TP
Ofsted: Not judged - Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN7 5NJ
No rating on record - Newton Westpark Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN7 5JY
Ofsted: Good - Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh
Reception - Year 6 · WN7 1UX
Ofsted: Not judged - St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN7 2XG
Ofsted: Not judged - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh
Reception - Year 6 · WN7 2PW
No rating on record - St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh
Reception - Year 6 · WN7 2AS
Ofsted: Not judged - The Westleigh School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WN7 5NL
Ofsted: Good - Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN7 5JN
No rating on record
Manchester
- Atherton St George's CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · M46 0HJ
Ofsted: Good - Chowbent Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · M46 9FP
No rating on record - Fred Longworth High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · M29 8JN
Ofsted: Good - Garrett Hall Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · M29 7EY
Ofsted: Outstanding - Hindsford CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · M46 9BL
Ofsted: Not judged - Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · M28 1AG
Ofsted: Good - Meadowbank Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · M46 0HX
Ofsted: Good - Rowan Tree Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · M46 9HP
Ofsted: Outstanding - Sacred Heart RC Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · M46 9BN
Ofsted: Good - St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · M29 7DY
Ofsted: Good - St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common
Reception - Year 6 · M28 1AE
Ofsted: Good - St Mary's Catholic High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · M29 7EE
No rating on record - St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
Reception - Year 6 · M46 9FD
Ofsted: Good - St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton
Reception - Year 6 · M46 0HA
No rating on record - St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · M29 7BT
No rating on record - Tyldesley Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · M29 7PY
Ofsted: Good - Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · M29 8DH
Ofsted: Good
Select
- Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN7 5JS
Ofsted: Outstanding
Warrington
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
Nursery - Year 6 · WA3 3LU
No rating on record - Golborne Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WA3 3NN
Ofsted: Good - Golborne High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WA3 3EL
Ofsted: Outstanding - Lowton Church of England High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WA3 1DU
Ofsted: Good - Lowton Junior and Infant School
Reception - Year 6 · WA3 2AW
Ofsted: Not judged - Lowton West Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WA3 2ED
Ofsted: Good - St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
Reception - Year 6 · WA3 2PQ
Ofsted: Good - St Luke's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WA3 2PW
Ofsted: Good - St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School
Reception - Year 6 · WA3 3TH
Ofsted: Good
WARRINGTON
- Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WA3 1EW
Ofsted: Not judged
Wigan
- Aspull Church Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN2 1QT
Ofsted: Good - Beech Hill Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN6 7PT
Ofsted: Good - Bickershaw CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN2 4AE
Ofsted: Good - Britannia Bridge Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN3 4SD
Ofsted: Good - Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN4 0DL
Ofsted: Good - Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · WN2 1BP
Ofsted: Good - Cansfield High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WN4 9TP
Ofsted: Good - Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN2 4DH
Ofsted: Good - Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Year 7 - Year 11 · WN1 3HD
Ofsted: Not judged - Dean Trust Wigan
Year 7 - Year 11 · WN5 0DQ
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Douglas Valley Nursery School
Nursery - Reception · WN1 3SU
Ofsted: Outstanding - Hawkley Hall High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WN3 5NY
Ofsted: Not judged - Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN3 6BL
Ofsted: Good - Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN2 3QS
Ofsted: Good - Hindley Green Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN2 4SS
Ofsted: Good - Hindley Junior and Infant School
Reception - Year 6 · WN2 3PN
Ofsted: Good - Hindley Nursery School
Nursery - Reception · WN2 4LG
Ofsted: Outstanding - Holy Family Catholic Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WN2 5JF
Ofsted: Not judged - Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan
Reception - Year 6 · WN2 1EL
Ofsted: Outstanding - Hope School
WN3 6SP
Ofsted: Not judged - Ince CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN2 2AL
Ofsted: Good - Landgate School, Bryn
WN4 0EP
Ofsted: Not judged - Mab's Cross Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN1 1XL
Ofsted: Good - Marsh Green Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN5 0EF
Ofsted: Not judged - Marus Bridge Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN3 6SP
No rating on record - Millbrook Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN6 8DL
Ofsted: Good - Newbridge Learning Community
Year 7 - Year 11 · WN2 3TL
Ofsted: Good - Nicol Mere School
Reception - Year 6 · WN4 8DF
Ofsted: Outstanding - Ofsted: Outstanding
- Orrell Holgate Academy
Reception - Year 6 · WN5 8SJ
No rating on record - Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy
Reception - Year 6 · WN5 0AW
Ofsted: Not judged - Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN5 7BD
Ofsted: Outstanding - Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan
Reception - Year 6 · WN2 1RU
Ofsted: Outstanding - Outwood Academy Hindley
Year 7 - Year 11 · WN2 4LG
Ofsted: Not judged - Parklee Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · M46 0AR
Ofsted: Not judged - Platt Bridge Community School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN2 5NG
Ofsted: Good - R L Hughes Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN4 9QL
Ofsted: Good - Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green
Reception - Year 6 · WN2 4HD
Ofsted: Not judged - Shevington High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WN6 8AB
No rating on record - Shevington Vale Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN6 9JP
Ofsted: Good - St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan
Nursery - Year 6 · WN3 6EE
Ofsted: Not judged - St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley
Reception - Year 6 · WN2 3DG
Ofsted: Good - St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN6 8BD
Ofsted: Good - St Catharine's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN1 3LP
Ofsted: Good - St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN2 1PA
Ofsted: Good - St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Year 7 - Year 11 · WN4 9PF
No rating on record - St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell
Reception - Year 6 · WN5 7AA
Ofsted: Good - St James' Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN3 5XE
Ofsted: Good - St John Fisher Catholic High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WN6 7RN
Ofsted: Good - St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram
Reception - Year 6 · WN2 5QE
Ofsted: Good - St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green
Reception - Year 6 · WN2 4SD
Ofsted: Good - St John's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN5 0DT
Ofsted: Good - St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan
Year 1 - Year 6 · WN3 5AN
Ofsted: Good - St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish
Reception - Year 6 · WN6 0LF
Ofsted: Outstanding - St Mark's CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN5 9DS
Ofsted: Good - St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN1 1XL
Ofsted: Outstanding - St Mary's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN2 3NX
Ofsted: Good - St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN4 9AZ
Ofsted: Good - St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN1 3RZ
Ofsted: Not judged - St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN3 6SB
Ofsted: Good - St Peter's Catholic High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WN5 8NU
Ofsted: Good - St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley
Reception - Year 6 · WN2 3HY
Ofsted: Good - St Thomas CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN4 8PQ
Ofsted: Good - St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN4 8SJ
No rating on record - St William's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN2 2DG
Ofsted: Good - Standish Community High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WN6 0NX
No rating on record - Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN6 8JP
Ofsted: Not judged - Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WN6 0XB
Ofsted: Outstanding - The Byrchall High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WN4 9PQ
Ofsted: Good - The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Year 7 - Year 13 · WN1 1HQ
Ofsted: Good - Westfield Community School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN5 9XN
Ofsted: Not judged - Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School
Reception - Year 6 · WN6 7AU
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN3 5HN
Ofsted: Good - Willow Grove Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · WN4 8XF
Ofsted: Good - Winstanley Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN3 6JP
Ofsted: Outstanding - Wood Fold Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN6 0TS
Ofsted: Not judged - Woodfield Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WN1 2NT
Ofsted: Not judged
WIGAN
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WN6 7RH
Ofsted: Good - St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan
Reception - Year 6 · WN5 9LW
Ofsted: Good