St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield

Rookery Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9PF

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About this school

St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield is a Voluntary aided school serving secondary age pupils, located in Wigan, Lancashire. The school has 1,202 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 17 November 2021). Last inspected 3 March 2026. The Headteacher is Mark Dumican. The school is administered by Wigan local authority. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character.

School details

Headteacher

Mark Dumican

Local authority

Wigan

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

URN

106540

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield are handled by the school or the local authority (Wigan). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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