Hawkley Hall High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wigan
Carr Lane, Wigan, WN3 5NY
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 19/11/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.8%
23.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,170
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,184 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
191 of 191 families who put it first got an offer
214
Places offered
327
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 191 | 191 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 76 | 18 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 60 | 5 | ● 8% |
| Total | 327 | 214 | 65% |
1st preference success by year
Wigan lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul McKendrick
- Address
- Carr Lane, Hawkley Hall, Wigan, WN3 5NY
- Phone
- 01942204640
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Ward / constituency
- Worsley Mesnes · Makerfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138110
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
1,170 pupils · 1,184 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
19 November 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,196 pupils
Attendance
90.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.68 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 36.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 11.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.43 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 220 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 220 | 16% | 40% | 68% | |
| English Language | 220 | 19% | 55% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 218 | 11% | 41% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 197 | 11% | 29% | 52% | |
| Religious Studies | 194 | 7% | 22% | 37% | |
| History | 118 | 11% | 30% | 44% | |
| Art and Design | 65 | 28% | 55% | 74% | |
| Geography | 51 | 18% | 51% | 59% | |
| Engineering | 41 | 7% | 15% | 22% | |
| Spanish | 40 | 13% | 50% | 78% | |
| Computer Science | 39 | 10% | 15% | 33% | |
| Business | 35 | 3% | 20% | 34% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wigan council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.