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Fred Longworth High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Printshop Lane, Tyldesley, Manchester M29 8JN · flhs.org.uk · 01942 883796
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Wigan 43.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.86 mi
- 3.00 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 · Wigan Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,283
- 8 over 1,275 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.2%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4” went to a home 1.86 mi (3.00 km) from the school. Source: Wigan Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 284 families put the school first and 259 places were offered; 89% 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 | 259 | 284 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 245 | 319 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 257 | 257 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 265 | 306 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 267 | 331 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.86 mi3.00 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.9, and 44.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ●39.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.05 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.4 | −2.1 |
| Sixth form college | 22.8 | −5.2 |
| Further education | 58.1 | +13.8 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 2 | −1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | −2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −0.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Fred Longworth High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106527), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective May 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106527)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (199 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 199
- 16% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on 40 parents (20%) whose child was bullied
based on 46 parents (23%) with SEND