Hope AcademyThe Byrchall High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Hope Academy and The Byrchall High School are secondary schools.
Hope Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Byrchall High School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Hope Academy was judged the expected standard and The Byrchall High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.9 for Hope Academy and 42.8 for The Byrchall High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Hope Academy (44.3 in 2021-22, 43.9 in 2025-26) and has fallen at The Byrchall High School (49.6 in 2021-22, 42.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Newton-le-WillowsHope Academy | WiganThe Byrchall High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100 | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 8 in St Helens | 15th of 19 in Wigan | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,235 | 1,138 | |
| Capacity | 1,350 | 1,216 | |
| Location | Newton-le-Willows, WA12 0AQ | Wigan, WN4 9PQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.9 Stronger figure | 42.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.5% Stronger figure | 38.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56.0% | 57.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 243 | 202 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,288 | 1,075 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.8% | 36.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.0% | 8.4% | |
| SEN support | 18.9% | 15.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.2% Stronger figure | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.2% Stronger figure | 25.1% | 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.
Hope Academy
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