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List of schools in Wigan. This is a list of schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in the English county of Greater Manchester.
Wigan has 31 secondary schools that serve 21,117 students for the school year 2024/25. 24 state high schools & 1 private high school are available in the Wigan. 26.43% of pupils who achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs, which is higher than England's average of 30.77%.
Wigan schools and admissions data. Wigan Borough Council has 108 primary schools and 36 secondary schools. 6% of Wigan's schools are private schools. 39 state schools in Wigan follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 90 set their own.
All Wigan schools have been plotted on the map below. Select an image to view details of the school. Alternatively you can search for a school near your home.
- Applying For A Year 7 Place For September 2025
- Moving Address
- Church Schools
- Finding Out Your School Place Offer
- Late Applications
- Privacy Notice
If your child will turn 11 between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025, they will transfer to secondary school at the start of the new school year in September 2025. The online application will open on 12 September 2024. Before applying for a Y7 place, parents must read the following booklet as it contains important information about the applicatio...
If you move house please tell us immediately, you will need to provide documentary proof of your new address e.g. exchange of contacts or tenancy agreement. For the full list of accepted proof please see page 8 of the Applying for a Y7 place booklet. If you move house after the closing date for applications, we cannot use your new address to proces...
If you are naming a voluntary aided (Church) school as a preference on your application, we strongly recommend that you complete and submit the school’s supplementary information form alongside your application form. The school governors will need this extra information so that they can consider your application against their faith criteria. 1. Chu...
National offer day 1 March or the next working day if this date falls over a weekend or bank holiday. For 2025 national offer day is 3 March 2025. If you have applied online before the closing date, you will receive an email from 9:00am on offer day. Emails will be sent to the email address which you provided on the online application for. Online a...
It is important that you submit your application before the closing date for application, 31 October 2024. Applications received after the closing date will be classed as late. Late applications will be processed after those received on time. This also includes if you make any changes to your application after the closing date such as school prefer...
The Council has a legal responsibility to protect the data it collects. For more information see our privacy notice: 1. School admissions and appeals service privacy.
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