The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form CollegeHawkley Hall High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wigan.

Summary of the comparison

The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College and Hawkley Hall High School are secondary schools in Wigan.

  • The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Hawkley Hall High School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College was judged the expected standard and Hawkley Hall High School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.7 for The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College and 40.4 for Hawkley Hall High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College (46.0 in 2021-22, 45.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Hawkley Hall High School (46.6 in 2021-22, 40.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College versus Hawkley Hall High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WiganThe Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form CollegeWiganHawkley Hall High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100D53/100
Local ranking12th of 19 in Wigan 11th of 19 in Wigan Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,372 1,164
Capacity1,389 1,184
LocationWigan, WN1 1HQ Wigan, WN3 5NY
GCSE results
Attainment 845.7 Stronger figure40.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths40.2% Stronger figure36.8% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths65.5% Stronger figure63.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc8.0% 11.8% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.83 Stronger figure3.43 4.09
Cohort249 220
A-level results
A-level entries48 Not reported
A-level average points27.2 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points32.4 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects13.3% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,372 1,164
Free school meals (ever 6)30.6% 24.9%
English as an additional language9.6% 5.7%
SEN support12.2% 12.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 4.4%
Attendance
Overall absence8.8% Stronger figure9.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence24.4% 23.7% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College

Hawkley Hall High School

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