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Schools in Wigan
This page shows schools in this area ranked on the basis of their "value added" measures from Key Stage 2 to GCSE.

The measure compares pupils' exam performances with the middle performance of other pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment.

It is based around 1000. The top 5% had a score of 1056.6 and above - the best being 1099.8. Smaller schools, with fewer than 30 students taking the exams, are not ranked.

Click on the name of any school to go to its individual page in the main tables.

Click the Name column for an alphabetical list or on GCSE or A/AS to sort schools on those results.

In the GCSE columns:

  • the Old measure is the percentage of pupils who gained at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C or the equivalent
  • the New measure is the percentage of pupils who gained at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C or the equivalent including English and maths GCSEs
Click here for a fuller explanation of the figures.

SORT BY NAMESORT BY GCSE (%)SORT BY SCORE
InstitutionOldNewVAA/AS
St John Fisher Catholic High School61421012.9NA
Standish Community High School65511008.7NA
St Peter's Catholic High School76611006NA
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield70571005.2NA
Fred Longworth High School6247998.3NA
Golborne High School5830997.6NA
St Mary's Catholic High School5645989.9209.5
Shevington High School6450989.8NA
Deanery CofE High School, The6449988.8276.3
Abraham Guest High School4028984.8NA
Kingsdown High School3521981.3NA
Byrchall High School, The5652979NA
Hawkley Hall High School4639976.3NA
Cansfield High Specialist Language College4231970.5NA
Hindley Community High School - Arts College3830967NA
Westleigh High School - A College of Technology3125966.9NA
Lowton Community Sports College5041966.8NA
St Thomas More Catholic High School3924963.5NA
Bedford High School3929958.7NA
Hesketh Fletcher CofE High School, Atherton3824947.2NA
Rose Bridge High School2118941.6NA
English secondary schools 2004

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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland do not publish tables.

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