School Chooser

Where to live in Wigan for good schools

Schools in Wigan average 52 on the School Chooser Score, 62nd of 139 councils in England, and a typical home costs £195,000 (22nd cheapest). House prices aren't published in enough detail to compare parts of the council, so the postcode districts below are ranked on their schools alone: the average score of the primaries and secondaries in each, and the best of each. Click a district for its full list and map.

#Postcode districtSchools scorePrimariesSecondariesBest primaryBest secondary
1WN39 primaries, 1 secondary60639 scored331 scoredWinstanley Community Primary School 90Hawkley Hall High School 33
2M295 primaries, 2 secondaries59675 scored372 scoredGarrett Hall Primary School 94Fred Longworth High School 41
3WN15 primaries, 2 secondaries56655 scored322 scoredWoodfield Primary School 99The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College 40
4WN512 primaries, 3 secondaries545712 scored443 scoredOrrell Newfold Community Primary School 99Up Holland High School 67
5WN220 primaries, 1 secondary525319 scored371 scoredOur Lady's RC Primary School Wigan 97Outwood Academy Hindley 37
6WN48 primaries, 3 secondaries50538 scored453 scoredNicol Mere School 100St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield 76
7WN613 primaries, 3 secondaries505312 scored403 scoredWood Fold Primary School 98Shevington High School 60
8M469 primaries, 1 secondary44458 scored381 scoredHindsford CofE Primary School 95Atherton High School 38
9WN716 primaries, 2 secondaries444516 scored302 scoredGilded Hollins Community School 94Bedford High School 49
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How to read this

A district's score is the average School Chooser Score of its state primary and secondary schools that have a score. A district with only one scored school is shown but not ranked. A school counts in the postcode district of its own address, which isn't the same as its catchment area, so check the school's own Getting a place section before you choose a street.