Schools in WN2
Primary and secondary schools serving WN2, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 71,099 (2024)
Schools in WN2
31 schools in WN2: 20 primary, 3 secondary and 8 other, including 1 independent. 96% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 26 that publish a capacity are 95% full overall, and 5 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent16.1%
- Good61.3%
- Serious concerns3.2%
- Not rated19.4%
The largest schools here
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,365 pupils · 98% fullGood2.4 miles · June 2026
- Outwood Academy HindleySecondary · ages 11–16 · 908 pupils · 97% fullNot rated0.8 miles
- Dean Trust Rose BridgeSecondary · ages 11–16 · 692 pupils · 92% fullSerious concerns1.4 miles · January 2018
- Platt Bridge Community SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 479 pupils · 95% fullGood1.1 miles · July 2024
- Hindley Green Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 420 pupils · 100% fullGood1.7 miles · January 2023
- Oakfield High School and CollegeOther · ages 11–19 · 413 pupils · 153% fullExcellent1.1 miles · July 2024
- Ince CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 383 pupils · 81% fullGood1 mile · September 2023
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 326 pupils · 80% fullGood1.9 miles · July 2023
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School, HindleyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 281 pupils · 89% fullGood0.2 miles · February 2024
- St John's Church of England Primary School, AbramPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 274 pupils · 112% fullGood1.5 miles · March 2023
- St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 242 pupils · 77% fullGood1 mile · April 2024
- Hindley All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 237 pupils · 113% fullGood0.6 miles · September 2023
- St William's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 235 pupils · 112% fullGood1.1 miles · December 2023
- Holy Family Catholic AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 228 pupils · 109% fullNot rated1.5 miles
- Our Lady's RC Primary School WiganPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 208 pupils · 99% fullExcellent2.4 miles · March 2023
- Aspull Church Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 202 pupils · 96% fullGood2.2 miles · June 2022
- Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 201 pupils · 97% fullGood0.7 miles · March 2023
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School HindleyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 198 pupils · 94% fullGood164 yards · December 2022
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley GreenPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 197 pupils · 94% fullGood1.6 miles · October 2019
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley GreenPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 170 pupils · 81% fullGood1.6 miles · February 2023
- Bickershaw CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 138 pupils · 90% fullGood1.9 miles · February 2020
- Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, WiganPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 136 pupils · 97% fullExcellent1.7 miles · February 2020
- Three Towers Alternative Provision AcademyOther · ages 4–16 · 106 pupils · 55% fullExcellent0.7 miles · November 2023
- Hindley Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–5 · 103 pupilsExcellent0.8 miles · March 2023
- St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 102 pupils · 56% fullGood2.8 miles · January 2023
- Newbridge Learning CommunityOther · ages 11–16 · 83 pupils · 94% fullGood1 mile · March 2024
- The Parks SchoolOther · ages 11–16 · Independent · 21 pupils · 70% fullNot rated0.2 miles
- Fix-It (UK) LtdOther · ages 16–24Not rated1.2 miles
- Hindley Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11Good0.4 miles · April 2023
- Wigan and Leigh CollegeSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99Not rated2.3 miles
And 1 more.
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.