Oakfield High School and CollegeNewbridge Learning Community
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wigan.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Oakfield High School and College and Newbridge Learning Community in Wigan.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Oakfield High School and College was judged Outstanding and Newbridge Learning Community was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 5.5 for Oakfield High School and College and 18.9 for Newbridge Learning Community.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Oakfield High School and College (4.7 in 2021-22, 5.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Newbridge Learning Community (23.0 in 2021-22, 18.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WiganOakfield High School and College | WiganNewbridge Learning Community | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 413 | 83 | |
| Capacity | 270 | 88 | |
| Location | Wigan, WN2 4XA | Wigan, WN2 3TL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 5.5 | 18.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 1.6% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.33 | 1.55 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 63 | 21 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 399 | 87 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 50.3% | 73.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.8% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 99.3% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.4% Stronger figure | 29.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.0% Stronger figure | 63.6% | 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.
Oakfield High School and College
Newbridge Learning Community
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