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Golborne High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Lowton Road, Golborne, Warrington WA3 3EL · golbornehigh.wigan.sch.uk · 01942 726842
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Wigan 43.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.84 mi
- 2.96 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 3 · Wigan Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,144
- 69 over 1,075 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.2%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 3” went to a home 1.84 mi (2.96 km) from the school. Source: Wigan Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 279 families put the school first and 236 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 236 | 279 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 219 | 278 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 225 | 291 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 224 | 278 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 241 | 285 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 3 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.84 mi2.96 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.1, and 45.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲72.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.61 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Sixth form college | 41.7 | +0.6 |
| Further education | 39.4 | −2.3 |
| Other education | 1.4 | +0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | −1.9 |
| Employment | 4.2 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +0.2 |
Ofsted
Golborne High School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 11 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 11 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (177 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 177
- 16% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 41 parents (23%) with SEND