Academy sponsor led · Wigan

Outwood Academy Hindley

11–16Ages
908Pupils
SecondaryPhase
148526URN

Mornington Road, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 4LG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.5 below Wigan median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Wigan

274 applications for 176 places · 16th of 19 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.3of 90

Wigan 45.5 England 46.0

14th of 19 in Wigan

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Wigan median (2.1) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

274 applications · 176 places offered · 172 named it first

2026 1.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2025 1.6; Wigan median median 2.2
2024 1.6; Wigan median median 2.2
2023 1.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.3; Wigan median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Wigan median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Wigan median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Wigan median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Wigan median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Wigan median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Wigan median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Wigan median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Wigan median

Dashed bars: as Hindley High School (URN 106528), the previous school.

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	176	274	1.6	172	0.98
Sep 2025	172	275	1.6	202	1.17
Sep 2024	177	282	1.6	179	1.01
Sep 2023	184	300	1.6	202	1.10
Sep 2022	185	272	1.5	189	1.02
Sep 2021 *	194	254	1.3	163	0.84
Sep 2020 *	192	302	1.6	195	1.02
Sep 2019 *	192	318	1.7	221	1.15
Sep 2018 *	187	274	1.5	178	0.95
Sep 2017 *	183	295	1.6	181	0.99
Sep 2016 *	185	284	1.5	180	0.97
Sep 2015 *	185	261	1.4	160	0.86
Sep 2014 *	181	286	1.6	173	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

180 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.314th of 19 in Wigan

Wigan 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths43%12th of 19 in Wigan

Wigan 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%

Wigan 65% England 66%

This school
Wigan median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.08

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	180	44.3	43%	67%	–
2024/25	182	40.0	31%	56%	–
2023/24	181	39.8	32%	50%	−0.08
2022/23	173	42.7	39%	58%	−0.35

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

Outwood Academy HindleyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
The Westleigh School
3.0 km · Wigan

Good2022

1.6applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
3.5 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Westhoughton High School
3.6 km · Bolton

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.4applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
Atherton High School
4.8 km · Wigan

Good2024

2.3applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Hawkley Hall High School
4.9 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
5.2 km · Wigan

2026

3.0applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Golborne High School
5.9 km · Wigan

Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Fred Longworth High School
6.0 km · Wigan

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 47.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148526 · 359/4013
Trust: Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 935 pupils · 908 on roll
Free school meals: 36.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2022
Replaced: Hindley High School (URN 106528)
Address: Mornington Road, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 4LG
Local authority: Wigan

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources