Hawkley Hall High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Wigan
Hawkley Hall High School is a secondary school in Wigan for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2010 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Carr Lane, Hawkley Hall, Wigan, WN3 5NY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 1,170 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are polite and considerate.”
- “Most pupils are proud to act out the school’s values of respect, honesty and kindness.”
- “They make a positive contribution to the calm atmosphere that exists at the school.”
To improve
- “On occasion, the detailed information that the school holds about the needs of some pupils is not used sufficiently well by some staff.”
- “When this happens, some pupils do not receive the help that they need to achieve as well as they could.”
- “However, at times, staff do not promptly address the gaps and misconceptions that some pupils have about their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 195 first-preference applications, 210 offers in total, 194 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2010 to 2026, as Wigan published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wigan.
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dean Trust Rose Bridge 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cansfield High School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic High School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dean Trust Wigan 2.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Byrchall High School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic High School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published