The Byrchall High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Wigan
The Byrchall High School is a secondary school in Wigan for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2022. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2010 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Warrington Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9PQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 1,138 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 September 2022
Strengths
- “Trustees, governors and leaders have high expectations of what pupils should achieve.”
- “They have a clear and ambitious strategy for school improvement.”
- “This has pupils’ best interests at its heart.”
To improve
- “In the past, a weak curriculum in some subjects meant that pupils were not well prepared for the next stage in their education.”
- “However, in a small number of subjects, some teachers do not ensure that pupils’ learning builds securely on what they already know.”
- “This prevents some pupils from learning more and remembering more in those subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 2022 (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) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.3 | 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: 315 first-preference applications, 250 offers in total, 240 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.
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cansfield High School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Golborne High School 2.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hawkley Hall High School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lowton Church of England High School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Dean Trust Wigan 4.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College 4.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dean Trust Rose Bridge 4.7 mi Not judged Last distance published