Landgate School, Bryn
Community special school · Mixed · Wigan
Landgate Lane, Wigan, WN4 0EP
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 14/01/2025
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
90.0%
30.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
177
Capacity used
Over capacity135%
131 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sue Allen
- Address
- Landgate Lane, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 0EP
- Phone
- 01942776688
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Ward / constituency
- Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North · Makerfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 134297
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 46% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
177 pupils · 131 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
14 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Early years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
22 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 114 pupils
Attendance
90.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
10.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
30.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 6 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.