Standish Community High School
Kenyon Road, Wigan, WN6 0NX
1,276 pupils · 98% of 1,300 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MOSAIC LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 26 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 43.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 27% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 240 | 215 | 485 | 238 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 252 | 233 | 545 | 252 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 257 | 284 | 589 | 257 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 255 | 237 | 551 | 255 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 259 | 287 | 594 | 259 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 253 | 285 | 547 | 253 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 259 | 317 | 627 | 259 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 257 | 313 | 593 | 257 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Shevington High School 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St John Fisher Catholic High School 4 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College 5.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Dean Trust Wigan 5.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- St Peter's Catholic High School 5.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Southlands High School 5.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.