Atherton High School

Hamilton Street, Wigan, Greater Manchester, M46 0AY

Ofsted report cards do not give a new overall grade. View the Ofsted report card or inspection report ↗

About this school

Atherton High School is a Free schools serving secondary age pupils, located in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The school has 547 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 24 January 2024). Last inspected 24 January 2024. The Headteacher is Leanne Turner. The school is administered by Wigan local authority. It belongs to EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP TRUST. It opened in 3 September 2012.

School details

Headteacher

Leanne Turner

Trust

EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP TRUST

Local authority

Wigan

Gender

Mixed

URN

138233

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Atherton High School 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.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• 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.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

Similar schools nearby

View all schools in Wigan →

Jobs at this school

Browse live education vacancies at or near Atherton High School.