Schools near WN5 8HQ
Primary and secondary schools serving WN5 8HQ, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Orrell & Longshaw
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,521 (2024)
WN5 8HQWigan
Schools near WN5 8HQ
7 schools within 1 mile of WN5 8HQ: 4 primary, 2 secondary and 1 other. 83% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 6 that publish a capacity are 85% full overall.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent14.3%
- Good57.1%
- Needs improvement14.3%
- Not rated14.3%
The nearest schools
- St Peter's Catholic High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,026 pupils · 99% fullGood0.1 miles · March 2024
- Dean Trust WiganSecondary · ages 11–16 · 715 pupils · 70% fullNeeds improvement0.5 miles · October 2023
- Orrell Holgate AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · 198 pupils · 94% fullGood0.5 miles · November 2011
- Orrell Lamberhead Green AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · 408 pupils · 85% fullExcellent0.6 miles · June 2015
- St John's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 185 pupils · 88% fullGood0.7 miles · May 2023
- St James' Catholic Primary School OrrellPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 347 pupils · 86% fullGood0.9 miles · February 2022
- St John Rigby RC Sixth Form CollegeSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19 · Faith schoolNot rated1 mile
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.