Wigan GCSE results 2024: secondary school league table
19 state secondary schools in Wigan ranked on their 2024 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2023/24 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, Progress 8, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average.
This is the 2024 archive of the table. See the latest Wigan GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.
Local Authority 19 state secondary schools 2023/24 results Archive year
Secondary schools in Wigan ranked on Attainment 8
19 of 19 schools have published 2024 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/24.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 45.9 | 0.00 | 46% | 65% | 4.07 | – |
| 1 | Standish Community High School Wigan · Academy converter | 52.4 | -0.07 (-0.24 to 0.10) | 59% | 79% | 4.39 | 257 |
| 2 , up 1 place since 2023 | St Peter's Catholic High School Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 51.6 | -0.12 (-0.31 to 0.07) | 56% | 78% | 4.25 | 215 |
| 3 , up 1 place since 2023 | St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 51.5 | +0.16 (-0.02 to 0.34) | 57% | 75% | 4.33 | 239 |
| 4 , down 2 places since 2023 | Golborne High School Warrington · Foundation school | 48.2 | -0.05 (-0.25 to 0.14) | 51% | 70% | 4.37 | 216 |
| 5= | Shevington High School Wigan · Community school | 46.4 | -0.18 (-0.39 to 0.03) | 42% | 66% | 3.86 | 175 |
| 5= , up 4 places since 2023 | St Mary's Catholic High School Manchester · Voluntary aided school | 46.4 | -0.20 (-0.38 to -0.02) | 46% | 67% | 3.96 | 244 |
| 7 | Fred Longworth High School Manchester · Academy converter | 45.5 | -0.29 (-0.47 to -0.11) | 46% | 67% | 4.10 | 246 |
| 8= , up 6 places since 2023 | Hawkley Hall High School Wigan · Academy converter | 44.9 | -0.14 (-0.33 to 0.05) | 46% | 69% | 3.68 | 221 |
| 8= | Lowton Church of England High School Warrington · Foundation school | 44.9 | -0.17 (-0.39 to 0.06) | 37% | 56% | 3.76 | 160 |
| 10 , up 3 places since 2023 | The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 44.0 | -0.31 (-0.49 to -0.13) | 38% | 60% | 3.70 | 250 |
| 11 , down 1 place since 2023 | The Byrchall High School Wigan · Academy converter | 43.4 | -0.40 (-0.57 to -0.22) | 43% | 63% | 3.65 | 250 |
| 12 , up 4 places since 2023 | Bedford High School Leigh · Community school | 42.8 | -0.24 (-0.44 to -0.05) | 41% | 62% | 3.83 | 200 |
| 13 , down 1 place since 2023 | St John Fisher Catholic High School Wigan · Voluntary aided school | 42.2 | -0.58 (-0.78 to -0.38) | 32% | 54% | 3.40 | 202 |
| 14 , down 8 places since 2023 | Cansfield High School Wigan · Community school | 41.5 | -0.55 (-0.75 to -0.35) | 32% | 55% | 3.67 | 195 |
| 15 | Atherton High School Atherton · Free schools | 40.7 | +0.00 (-0.32 to 0.31) | 31% | 60% | 3.54 | 82 |
| 16 , down 5 places since 2023 | Outwood Academy Hindley Wigan · Academy sponsor led | 39.8 | -0.08 (-0.29 to 0.13) | 32% | 50% | 3.45 | 181 |
| 17 | Dean Trust Rose Bridge Wigan · Academy sponsor led | 37.4 | -0.60 (-0.85 to -0.35) | 26% | 47% | 3.28 | 133 |
| 18 | The Westleigh School Leigh · Academy sponsor led | 34.1 | -0.81 (-1.04 to -0.59) | 24% | 42% | 2.89 | 172 |
| 19 | Dean Trust Wigan Wigan · Academy sponsor led | 31.4 | -1.12 (-1.35 to -0.89) | 19% | 33% | 2.98 | 151 |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
Under each rank: the change since the 2023 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2023 result.