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Cansfield High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Old Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 9TP · cansfield.wigan.sch.uk · 01942 727391
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Wigan 43.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 974
- 96% of 1,012 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 135 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 172 | 135 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 143 | 122 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 184 | 172 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 198 | 209 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 211 | 246 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.4, and 40.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wigan it was 43.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ●40.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.82 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1 | — |
| Sixth form college | 37.9 | −7.3 |
| Further education | 43.1 | +8 |
| Other education | 1 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2 | −2.3 |
| Employment | 2.6 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.2 | +2.9 |
Ofsted
Cansfield High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 115
- 11% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 49 parents (43%) with SEND