Schools in WN3
Primary and secondary schools serving WN3, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 36,254 (2024)
Schools in WN3
20 schools in WN3: 11 primary, 2 secondary and 7 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 16 that publish a capacity are 95% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent15%
- Good60%
- Not rated25%
The largest schools here
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,365 pupils · 98% fullGood1.3 miles · June 2026
- Hawkley Hall High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,170 pupils · 99% fullGood0.6 miles · February 2019
- Platt Bridge Community SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 479 pupils · 95% fullGood2.1 miles · July 2024
- Winstanley Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 440 pupils · 93% fullExcellent1.3 miles · February 2024
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 415 pupils · 86% fullGood1.1 miles · March 2023
- Marus Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 400 pupils · 95% fullGood0.7 miles · September 2012
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, WiganPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 321 pupils · 102% fullExcellent1.1 miles · January 2014
- St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 242 pupils · 77% fullGood2.0 miles · April 2024
- St James' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 237 pupils · 91% fullGood0.3 miles · September 2022
- Hope SchoolOther · ages 2–19 · 233 pupils · 116% fullExcellent0.7 miles · April 2024
- Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 231 pupils · 98% fullGood49 yards · April 2023
- Britannia Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 223 pupils · 85% fullGood1.3 miles · April 2023
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School WiganPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 188 pupils · 90% fullGood0.3 miles · April 2023
- St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 180 pupils · 86% fullGood0.5 miles · October 2023
- Expanse Learning Wigan SchoolOther · ages 11–16 · Independent · 89 pupils · 99% fullNot rated0.4 miles
- Newbridge Learning CommunityOther · ages 11–16 · 83 pupils · 94% fullGood2.0 miles · March 2024
- Fix-It (UK) LtdOther · ages 16–24Not rated1.6 miles
- TMP CollegeOther · ages 16–25Not rated1 mile
- Wigan and Leigh CollegeSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99Not rated1.3 miles
- The Ark Wigan LtdOther · ages 16–24Not rated1.3 miles
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.