Academy converter Secondary Open

Standish Community High School

Kenyon Road, Standish, Wigan, Lancashire, WN6 0NX

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 14 October 2021). Last inspected 3 February 2026.

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1,292
Pupils
17.0%
Free school meals
1 December 2017
Opened

About this school

Standish Community High School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Wigan, Lancashire. The school has 1,292 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 14 October 2021). Last inspected 3 February 2026. The Head Teacher is Lindsay Barker. The school is administered by Wigan local authority. It belongs to MOSAIC LEARNING TRUST. It opened in 1 December 2017.

School details

Head Teacher
Lindsay Barker
Trust
MOSAIC LEARNING TRUST
Local authority
Wigan
Gender
Mixed
URN
143812

Admissions

Applications for places at Standish Community 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)

49.7
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.07
Progress 8 · 2023-24
44%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
69%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.17
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
27%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • 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 →

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