This is a list of schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in the

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of Greater Manchester.

State-funded schools

Primary schools

*All Saints' RC Primary School, Golborne *Aspull Church Primary School, Aspull *Atherton St George's CE Primary School, Atherton *Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School,

Leigh Leigh may refer to: Places In England Pronounced : * Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan ** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) * Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Pronounced : * Leigh, Dorset * Leigh, Gloucestershire * Leigh, Kent * Leigh, Staf ...

*Beech Hill Community Primary School, Wigan *Bickershaw CE Primary School,

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*Britannia Bridge Primary School, Ince-in-Makerfield *Bryn St Peter's CE Primary School, Ashton-in-Makerfield *Canon Sharples CE Primary School,

Whelley Whelley is an area of northeast Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it is mainly a residential area, between New Springs and Scholes. In Whelley, there is Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nurser ...

*Castle Hill St Philip's CE Primary School, Hindley *Chowbent Primary School, Atherton *Christ Church CE Primary School, Pennington *Garrett Hall Primary School, Tyldesley *Gilded Hollins Community School, Leigh *Golborne Community Primary School, Golborne *Higher Folds Primary School, Leigh *Highfield St Matthew's CE Primary School, Pemberton *Hindley All Saints' CE Primary School, Hindley *Hindley Green Community Primary School, Hindley Green *Hindley Junior and Infant School, Hindley *Hindsford CE Primary School, Atherton *Holy Family RC Primary School, Boothstown *Holy Family RC Primary School,

Platt Bridge Platt Bridge, colloquially known as Platt Wazz, is a settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south of Wigan town centre along the spine of the A573 road. Historically part of the Hindley Urban District, i ...

*Holy Family RC Primary School, Wigan *Ince CE Primary School, Ince-in-Makerfield *Leigh Central Primary School, Leigh *Leigh CE Primary School, Leigh *Leigh St John's CE Primary School, Leigh *Leigh St Mary's CE Primary School, Leigh *Leigh St Peter's CE Junior School, Leigh *Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School, Leigh *Lowton Junior and Infant School, Lowton *Lowton St Mary's CE Primary School, Lowton *Lowton West Primary School, Lowton *Mab's Cross Primary School, Wigan *Marsh Green Primary School, Wigan *Marus Bridge Primary School, Ince-in-Makerfield *Meadowbank Primary School, Atherton *Millbrook Primary School,

Shevington Shevington is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, England. The population of the Wigan ward called Shevington and Lower Ground had increased to 11,482 at the 2011 Census. Lying within the historic county boun ...

*Newton Westpark Primary School, Leigh *Nicol Mere School, Ashton-in-Makerfield *Orrell Holgate Academy,

Orrell Orrell may refer to: *Orrell, Greater Manchester, a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan **Orrell (ward), an electoral ward of the Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council *Orrell, Merseyside, an urban area east of Bootle, in the Metropolitan Bo ...

*Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy, Orrell *Orrell Newfold Community Primary School, Orrell *Our Lady's RC Primary School, Aspull *Parklee Community School, Atherton *Platt Bridge Community School,

*RL Hughes Primary School, Ashton-in-Makerfield *Sacred Heart RC Primary School, Hindley Green *Sacred Heart RC Primary School,

Hindsford Hindsford is a suburb of Atherton in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated to the west of the Hindsford Brook, an ancient boundary between the townships of Atherton and Tyldesley cum Shakerley, and east of ...

*Sacred Heart RC Primary School, Leigh *Sacred Heart RC Primary School, Wigan *St Aidan's RC Primary School,

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*St Ambrose Barlow RC Primary School, Astley *St Benedict's RC Primary School, Hindley *St Bernadette's RC Primary School, Shevington *St Catherine's RC Primary School, Lowton *St Catharine's CE Primary School, Scholes *St Cuthbert's RC Primary School, Pemberton *St David's Haigh and Aspull CE Primary School,

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*St Gabriel's RC Primary School, Leigh *St James' CE Primary School, Worsley Mesnes *St James' RC Primary School, Orrell *St John's CE Primary School, Abram *St John's CE Primary School, Hindley Green *St John's CE Primary School, Mosley Common *St John's CE Primary School, Pemberton *St Joseph's RC Primary School, Leigh *St Jude's RC Primary School, Worsley Mesnes *St Luke's CE Primary School, Lowton *St Marie's RC Primary School, Standish *St Marks' CE Primary School, Newtown *St Mary and St John RC Primary School, Wigan *St Mary's CE Primary School, Platt Bridge *St Michael's CE Primary School, Atherton *St Oswald's RC Primary School, Ashton-in-Makerfield *St Patrick's RC Primary School, Wigan *St Paul's CE Primary School, Pemberton *St Peter's CE Primary School, Hindley *St Philip's CE Primary School, Atherton *St Richard's RC Primary School, Atherton *St Stephen's CE Primary School, Astley *St Thomas' CE Junior and Infant School, Golborne *St Thomas' CE Primary School, Ashton-in-Makerfield *St Thomas' CE Primary School, Leigh *St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Ashton-in-Makerfield *St William's Catholic Primary School, Ince-in-Makerfield *Shevington Vale Primary School, Appley Bridge *Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CE Primary School, Wigan *Standish St Wilfrid's CE Primary Academy, Standish *Twelve Apostles RC Primary School, Leigh *Tyldesley Primary School, Tyldesley *Tyldesley St George's Central CE Primary School, Tyldesley *Westfield Community School, Pemberton *Westleigh St Paul's CE Primary School, Leigh *Wigan St Andrew's CE Junior and Infant School, Wigan *Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School, Worsley Mesnes *Winstanley Community Primary School, Winstanley *Wood Fold Primary School, Standish *Woodfield Primary School, Wigan

Secondary schools

* Atherton High School, Atherton * Bedford High School, Leigh * The Byrchall High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield *

Cansfield High School Cansfield High School is a coeducational secondary school located in the Ashton-in-Makerfield area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in Nort ...

, Ashton-in-Makerfield * Dean Trust Rose Bridge, Ince-in-Makerfield *

Dean Trust Wigan Dean Trust Wigan, formerly Abraham Guest Academy and Abraham Guest High School, is a Mixed-sex education, coeducational secondary school with Academy (English school), academy status located in the Orrell, Greater Manchester, Orrell area of the ...

, Orrell * The Deanery CE High School, Wigan *

Fred Longworth High School Fred Longworth High School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in Tyldesley in the English county of Greater Manchester. It was established as a girls' school by Lancashire County Council in 1964. The school became ...

, Tyldesley * Golborne High School, Golborne *

Hawkley Hall High School Hawkley Hall High School is a co-educational, non-selective secondary school with Academy (English school), academy status located in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, Specialist school, specialising in Engineering College (English specialist ...

, Worsley Mesnes *

Lowton Church of England High School Lowton Church of England High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Lowton in the English county of Greater Manchester. It is a foundation school administered by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. The school became affiliated w ...

, Lowton *

Outwood Academy Hindley Outwood Academy Hindley (formerly Mornington High School and then Hindley High School) is a Mixed-sex education, coeducational secondary school located in Hindley, Greater Manchester, Hindley in the English county of Greater Manchester. Morning ...

, Hindley * St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield * St John Fisher Catholic High School, Beech-Hill * St Mary's Catholic High School, Astley * St Peter's Catholic High School, Orrell *

Shevington High School Shevington High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Shevington in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is a community school administered by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, and offers GCSEs ...

, Shevington * Standish Community High School, Standish *

The Westleigh School The Westleigh School (formerly Westleigh High School) is a co-educational secondary school located in Leigh in the English county of Greater Manchester. It was first established by Lancashire County Council and became a comprehensive school ...

, Leigh

Special and alternative schools

*Hope School, Wigan *Landgate School, Bryn * Newbridge Learning Community, Platt Bridge *

Oakfield High School and College Oakfield High School and College is a special school based in Hindley, Wigan. The most recent Ofsted inspection rated the school as "Outstanding". The school opened in September 2006 following the amalgamation of five special schools in the b ...

, Hindley Green *Rowan Tree Primary School, Atherton *Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy, Hindley *Willow Grove Primary School, Ashton-in-Makerfield

Further education

* St John Rigby College,

* Wigan and Leigh College, Wigan and

* Winstanley College, Billinge Higher End

Independent schools

Primary and preparatory schools

*Green Meadow Independent Primary School, Lowton

Special and alternative schools

*Cambian Tyldesley School, Tyldesley *CEWE School, Scholes *EdStart Schools Wigan, Pemberton *Expanse Learning Wigan School, Worsley Mesnes *The Holden School, Leigh *The Parks School, Hindley *Progress Schools Lilford Centre, Tyldesley *Progress Schools Wigan, Wigan

References

Wigan Council Admissions Portal/Select a school

Schools in Wigan
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