Fir Tree College
Fir Tree College is a special post 16 institution in Wigan for boys and girls aged 14 to 25.
The Nook, Appley Bridge, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 9JB01257 251502firtreecollege.comMs Delia Casey headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Wigan council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shevington Vale Primary School | Council | 570 m | 196 | Report card 2026 | 21 | Compare |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 0.7 miles | 191 | Good 2023 | 48 | Compare |
| Shevington High School | Council | 0.9 miles | 878 | Report card 2026 | 60 | Compare |
| Millbrook Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 214 | Good 2022 | 42 | Compare |
| Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 138 | Good 2022 | 75 | Compare |
| Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 1.5 miles | 30 | Good 2023 | 18 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wrightington | Roman Catholic | 1.5 miles | 67 | Report card 2026 | 20 | Compare |
| St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College | Further education | 1.6 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Fir Tree College a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Fir Tree College yet.
How many pupils does Fir Tree College have?
The number of pupils is not published.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Nook, Appley Bridge, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 9JB
- Telephone
- 01257 251502
- Website
- www.firtreecollege.com
- Headteacher
- Ms Delia Casey
- Type of school
- Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 14-25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Ward
- Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor
- Constituency
- Wigan
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2018
- URN
- 146039 · LAESTAB 3597900 · UKPRN 10043186
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.