Schools in Wigan

• 136open schools
• 99primary
• 19secondary
• 9independent
• 48,372pupils

Search and filter these schools Map

136 schools, A to Z — page 2 of 3.

• Nicol Mere School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 418 pupils

  Roman Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8DF

  Ofsted 21 Nov 2023: Outstanding

• Oakfield High School and College

  Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 19 · 413 pupils

  Long Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4XA

  Ofsted 3 Jul 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Orrell Holgate Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 198 pupils

  Moor Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8SJ

  Ofsted 29 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 408 pupils

  Kershaw Street, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0AW

  Ofsted 25 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Orrell Newfold Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 447 pupils

  St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7BD

  Ofsted 5 Jun 2024: Outstanding

• Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 208 pupils

  Holly Road, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1RU

  Ofsted 30 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

  Roman Catholic

• Outwood Academy Hindley

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 908 pupils

  Mornington Road, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 4LG

  Ofsted 3 Dec 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Parklee Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 325 pupils

  Wardour Street, Atherton, Wigan, M46 0AR

  Ofsted 11 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades) (predecessor school)

• Platt Bridge Community School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 479 pupils

  Rivington Avenue, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5NG

  Ofsted 10 Jul 2024: Good

• R L Hughes Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 425 pupils

  Mayfield Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9QL

  Ofsted 3 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Rowan Tree Primary School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 4 to 11 · 131 pupils

  Green Hall Close, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9HP

  Ofsted 20 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 447 pupils

  Springfield Road, Sacred Heart Rc School, Wigan, WN6 7RH

  Ofsted 31 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 300 pupils

  Windermere Road, Leigh, WN7 1UX

  Ofsted 8 Jul 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 197 pupils

  Swan Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4HD

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• Sacred Heart RC Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 178 pupils

  Lodge Lane, Hindsford, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BN

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

  Roman Catholic

• Shevington High School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 878 pupils

  Shevington Lane, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8AB

  Ofsted report card, 6 May 2026

• Shevington Vale Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 196 pupils

  Runshaw Avenue, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9JP

  Ofsted report card, 28 Apr 2026

• St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 321 pupils

  Holmes House Avenue, Winstanley, Wigan, WN3 6EE

  Ofsted 12 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 212 pupils

  Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7DY

  Ofsted 27 Sep 2023: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 198 pupils

  Abbott Street, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3DG

  Ofsted 13 Dec 2022: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 191 pupils

  Church Lane, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8BD

  Ofsted 11 Jul 2023: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Catharine's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 205 pupils

  Scholefield Lane, Scholes, Wigan, WN1 3LP

  Ofsted 20 Jun 2023: Good

  Church of England

• St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 212 pupils

  Cranham Avenue, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2PQ

  Ofsted 31 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 384 pupils

  Thorburn Road, Norley Hall, Wigan, WN5 9LW

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 102 pupils

  Copperas Lane, Haigh, Wigan, WN2 1PA

  Ofsted 25 Jan 2023: Good

  Church of England

• St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,204 pupils

  Rookery Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9PF

  Ofsted report card, 3 Mar 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 375 pupils

  Queensway, Higher Folds, Leigh, WN7 2XG

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 347 pupils

  St James Road, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 7AA

  Ofsted report card, 23 Jun 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St James' Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 237 pupils

  Tyrer Avenue, Worsley Mesnes, Wigan, WN3 5XE

  Ofsted 28 Sep 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St John Fisher Catholic High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · 998 pupils

  Baytree Road, Springfield, Wigan, WN6 7RN

  Ofsted report card, 10 Mar 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 274 pupils

  Simpkin Street, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5QE

  Ofsted 22 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 170 pupils

  Atherton Road, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4SD

  Ofsted 3 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St John's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 185 pupils

  Church Street, Pemberton, Wigan, WN5 0DT

  Ofsted 12 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 198 pupils

  Commonside Road, Worsley, Manchester, M28 1AE

  Ofsted 15 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 204 pupils

  Mather Lane, Leigh, WN7 2PW

  Ofsted report card, 24 Mar 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 11 · 188 pupils

  Worsley Mesnes Drive, Worsley Mesnes, Wigan, WN3 5AN

  Ofsted 25 Apr 2023: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Luke's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 212 pupils

  Church Lane, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2PW

  Ofsted 25 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 197 pupils

  Avondale Street, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0LF

  Ofsted 14 Feb 2023: Outstanding

  Roman Catholic

• St Mark's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 240 pupils

  Alexandra Street, Newtown, Wigan, WN5 9DS

  Ofsted 13 Sep 2023: Good

  Church of England

• St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 209 pupils

  Standishgate, Wigan, WN1 1XL

  Ofsted 28 Mar 2023: Outstanding

  Roman Catholic

• St Mary's Catholic High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,537 pupils

  Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7EE

  Ofsted 9 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Roman Catholic

• St Mary's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 242 pupils

  Wright Street, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 3NX

  Ofsted 17 Apr 2024: Good

  Church of England

• St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 207 pupils

  Leigh Road, Atherton, Greater Manchester, M46 0PA

  Ofsted 31 Oct 2023: Good

  Church of England

• St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 242 pupils

  Council Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9AZ

  Ofsted 3 Nov 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 348 pupils

  Hardybutts, Wigan, WN1 3RZ

  Ofsted 7 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Paul's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 180 pupils

  Warrington Road, Goose Green, Wigan, WN3 6SB

  Ofsted 11 Oct 2023: Good

  Church of England

• St Peter's Catholic High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,026 pupils

  Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NU

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2024: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 281 pupils

  Kildare Street, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3HY

  Ofsted 29 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 397 pupils

  Bolton Old Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9FD

  Ofsted 8 Nov 2023: Good

  Church of England

• St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 184 pupils

  Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0HA

  Ofsted report card, 28 Apr 2026

  Catholic

• St Stephen's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 240 pupils

  Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7BT

  Ofsted report card, 10 Mar 2026

  Church of England

• St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 216 pupils

  Church Street, Golborne, Warrington, WA3 3TH

  Ofsted 26 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• St Thomas CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 174 pupils

  Hodnet Drive, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8PQ

  Ofsted 21 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 395 pupils

  Astley Street, Leigh, WN7 2AS

  Ofsted 21 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 187 pupils

  Golborne Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8SJ

  Ofsted report card, 24 Feb 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St William's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 235 pupils

  Ince Green Lane, Ince-in-Makerfield, Ince, Wigan, WN2 2DG

  Ofsted 14 Dec 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• Standish Community High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,276 pupils

  Kenyon Road, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0NX

  Ofsted report card, 3 Feb 2026

• Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 145 pupils

  Wigan Lower Road, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan, WN6 8JP

  Ofsted 12 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 582 pupils

  Rectory Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XB

  Ofsted report card, 17 Mar 2026

  Church of England

• The Byrchall High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,138 pupils

  Warrington Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9PQ

  Ofsted 13 Sep 2022: Good

Towns in Wigan

• Leigh (18)
• Manchester (20)
• Wigan (95)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.