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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 19 October 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 21 November 2017Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry526 applications · 259 places offered · 284 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Wigan median median 2.1
- 2025 2.2; Wigan median median 2.2
- 2024 2.0; Wigan median median 2.2
- 2023 2.1; Wigan median median 2.1
- 2022 2.1; Wigan median median 2.0
- 2021 2.1; Wigan median median 2.0
- 2020 2.0; Wigan median median 1.9
- 2019 2.1; Wigan median median 2.0
- 2018 2.1; Wigan median median 2.0
- 2017 2.0; Wigan median median 2.0
- 2016 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1
- 2015 1.7; Wigan median median 2.1
- 2014 1.7; Wigan median median 2.2
- This school
- Wigan median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 259 | 526 | 2.0 | 284 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2025 | 245 | 539 | 2.2 | 319 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2024 | 257 | 500 | 2.0 | 257 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 265 | 562 | 2.1 | 306 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2022 | 267 | 552 | 2.1 | 331 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2021 | 251 | 517 | 2.1 | 303 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2020 | 246 | 494 | 2.0 | 304 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2019 | 253 | 541 | 2.1 | 364 | 1.44 |
| Sep 2018 | 253 | 520 | 2.1 | 301 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2017 | 265 | 525 | 2.0 | 348 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2016 | 269 | 508 | 1.9 | 306 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2015 | 267 | 464 | 1.7 | 285 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2014 | 254 | 432 | 1.7 | 251 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 247 | 47.9 | 50% | 68% | – |
| 2024/25 | 242 | 45.9 | 45% | 65% | – |
| 2023/24 | 246 | 45.5 | 46% | 67% | −0.29 |
| 2022/23 | 245 | 47.1 | 49% | 69% | −0.16 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Fred Longworth High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.0applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · WiganGood20242.3applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · WiganStandards maintained20242.2applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · WiganGood20232.8applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · WiganGood20221.6applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · Salford20261.6applications per place
- 4.6 km · SalfordGood20241.7applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · BoltonRequires significant improvement 20261.4applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · Bolton20262.9applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137448 · 359/4025
- Trust
- Fred Longworth High School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,275 pupils · 1,283 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2011
- Replaced
- Fred Longworth High School (URN 106527)
- Address
- Printshop Lane, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8JN
- Local authority
- Wigan
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources