Atherton High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Atherton, M46 0AY
- Distance
- 1.3km away
Fred Longworth High School
Printshop Lane, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8JN
Local ranking6th of 19 secondary schools in Wigan
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1275
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 19 October 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 50.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 68.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 247
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1288
- Boys
- 650 (51%)
- Girls
- 633 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1275 (101% full)
- SEND
- 22.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 23.4%
- EAL
- 4.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.4%
- SEN Support
- 19.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 69.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,462/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.2%
- White Other: 2.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.2%
- Black African: 1.1%
- Asian Chinese: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
- Other: 0.9%
- Asian Other: 0.6%
90.2%
White British
2.7%
White Other
1.2%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Printshop Lane
Manchester, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 137448
- UKPRN
- 10035063
- Establishment No.
- 4025
- Trust
- FRED LONGWORTH HIGH SCHOOL
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