The Byrchall High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wigan
Warrington Road, Wigan, WN4 9PQ
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/09/2022
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.6%
25.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,138
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,216 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
230 of 246 families who put it first got an offer
251
Places offered
639
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 246 | 230 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 284 | 21 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 109 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 639 | 251 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Wigan lets families list 3 preferences. 185 applications came from outside the council area (55 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
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Philippe Paul
- Address
- Warrington Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9PQ
- Phone
- 01942728221
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Ward / constituency
- Ashton-in-Makerfield South · Makerfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138699
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MAKERFIELD ACADEMY TRUST
1,138 pupils · 1,216 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 September 2022
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 · 1,120 pupils
Attendance
90.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
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 | 43.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.40 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.65 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 11.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.48 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 187 | — |
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 | 186 | 17% | 45% | 67% | |
| English Language | 186 | 13% | 45% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 186 | 11% | 49% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 154 | 6% | 36% | 51% | |
| Religious Studies | 153 | 7% | 31% | 46% | |
| History | 100 | 9% | 45% | 55% | |
| Art and Design | 82 | 10% | 43% | 62% | |
| Geography | 63 | 17% | 43% | 56% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 31 | 10% | 58% | 81% | |
| Biology | 27 | 15% | 70% | 96% | |
| Physics | 27 | 7% | 67% | 89% | |
| Chemistry | 27 | 19% | 67% | 81% |
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.