Postcode sector · Wigan

Schools in WN3 5

The schools families in WN3 5 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council: Wigan
Region: North West
Population: 14,580 (2024)

WN3 5Postcode sector · Wigan

Schools

Schools in WN3 5

6 schools in WN3 5: 3 primary, 1 secondary and 2 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 5 that publish a capacity are 97% full overall.

Schools

in WN3 5

Good or better

100%

Of 4 with an Ofsted grade

How full

97%

Nearly full: 1,915 pupils for 1,980 places

Over capacity

More pupils than places, of 5 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

WN3 5

67%

33%

Good66.7%
Not rated33.3%

The list

The biggest schools here

Hawkley Hall High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,170 pupils · 99% full
Good
0.5 miles · February 2019
St James' Church of England Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 237 pupils · 91% full
Good
0.4 miles · September 2022
Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · 231 pupils · 98% full
Good
165 yards · April 2023
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan
Primary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 188 pupils · 90% full
Good
0.4 miles · April 2023
Expanse Learning Wigan School
Other · ages 11–16 · Independent · 89 pupils · 99% full
Not rated
0.4 miles
TMP College
Other · ages 16–25
Not rated
0.9 miles

How we rate schools

Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in November 2025, so the rating here is our reading of each school's latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, otherwise its most recent graded inspection. Older inspections are used where nothing newer exists — check the date beside each school.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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