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Hawkley Hall High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Carr Lane, Hawkley Hall, Wigan WN3 5NY · hhhs.net · 01942 204640
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Wigan 43.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.30 mi
- 3.70 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 · Wigan Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,170
- 99% of 1,184 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.6%
- First language not English
- 6.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4” went to a home 2.30 mi (3.70 km) from the school. Source: Wigan Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 195 families put the school first and 210 places were offered; 99% 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 | 210 | 195 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 214 | 191 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 226 | 224 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 222 | 252 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 238 | 252 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.30 mi3.70 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.4, and 36.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼36.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.43 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 40.3 | +5.9 |
| Further education | 42.1 | +3.8 |
| Other education | 1.4 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.7 | −1.6 |
| Employment | 2.3 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.2 | −5.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | −0.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Hawkley Hall High School on 19 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 19 Nov 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, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Dec 2006Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
51% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (175 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 51%
- Replies
- 175
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 46 parents (26%) with SEND