St Peter's Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Wigan
Howards Lane, Wigan, WN5 8NU
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 05/03/2024
Application demand
74%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
13.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,026
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,040 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
74%
1st preference success rate
189 of 255 families who put it first got an offer
191
Places offered
522
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 255 | 189 | ● 74% |
| 2nd preference | 145 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 122 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 522 | 191 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Wigan lets families list 3 preferences. 98 applications came from outside the council area (50 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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew McGlown
- Address
- Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 8NU
- Phone
- 01942747693
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Ward / constituency
- Orrell · Makerfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 106537
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,026 pupils · 1,040 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
05 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,041 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
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 | 51.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.25 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.34 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 207 | — |
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 | 203 | 16% | 58% | 80% | |
| English Language | 203 | 23% | 68% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 202 | 16% | 64% | 83% | |
| Religious Studies | 196 | 24% | 65% | 81% | |
| Combined Science | 159 | 4% | 42% | 67% | |
| History | 96 | 25% | 66% | 78% | |
| Art and Design | 56 | 16% | 79% | 89% | |
| French | 50 | 34% | 84% | 96% | |
| Geography | 48 | 23% | 65% | 81% | |
| Biology | 46 | 46% | 93% | 100% | |
| Physics | 46 | 46% | 91% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 46 | 41% | 91% | 100% |
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.