Atherton High School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Wigan
Hamilton Street, Atherton, M46 0AY
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/01/2024
Application demand
73%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.1%
26.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
561
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
550 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
73%
1st preference success rate
87 of 119 families who put it first got an offer
108
Places offered
296
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 119 | 87 | ● 73% |
| 2nd preference | 116 | 19 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 61 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 296 | 108 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Wigan lets families list 3 preferences. 15 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Leanne Turner
- Address
- Hamilton Street, Atherton, M46 0AY
- Phone
- 01942885500
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Ward / constituency
- Atherton South & Lilford · Leigh and Atherton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138233
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP TRUST
561 pupils · 550 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
24 January 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 570 pupils
Attendance
91.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
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 | 40.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.54 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 25.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 51.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.48 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 89 | — |
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 | 88 | 5% | 33% | 57% | |
| Combined Science | 88 | 6% | 28% | 55% | |
| English Language | 88 | 9% | 36% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 86 | 9% | 48% | 70% | |
| Geography | 51 | 6% | 25% | 45% | |
| History | 46 | 13% | 35% | 57% | |
| Spanish | 33 | 12% | 42% | 55% | |
| Art and Design | 33 | 3% | 27% | 64% | |
| Design & Technology | 22 | 0% | 9% | 23% | |
| Social Studies | 15 | 13% | 47% | 47% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 14 | 7% | 50% | 71% | |
| Drama | 11 | 0% | 9% | 36% |
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.