Cansfield High SchoolHawkley Hall High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wigan.
Summary of the comparison
Cansfield High School and Hawkley Hall High School are secondary schools in Wigan.
Cansfield High School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Hawkley Hall High School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hawkley Hall High School is ahead on our composite score.
Cansfield High School was judged Good and Hawkley Hall High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.7 for Cansfield High School and 41.9 for Hawkley Hall High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Cansfield High School (53.5 in 2021-22, 41.7 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Hawkley Hall High School (46.6 in 2021-22, 41.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WiganCansfield High School | WiganHawkley Hall High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100 | C55/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 19 in Wigan | 11th of 19 in Wigan Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 974 | 1,170 | |
| Capacity | 1,012 | 1,184 | |
| Location | Wigan, WN4 9TP | Wigan, WN3 5NY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.7 | 41.9 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36.3% | 46.2% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59.3% | 62.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 204 | 238 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,036 | 1,164 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.1% | 24.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.5% | 5.7% | |
| SEN support | 20.4% | 12.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 4.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.9% Stronger figure | 23.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Cansfield High School
Hawkley Hall High School
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