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Standish Community High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Kenyon Road, Standish, Wigan WN6 0NX · standishchs.org.uk · 01257 422265
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Wigan 43.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,276
- 98% of 1,300 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
- First language not English
- 7.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 215 families put the school first and 240 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 | 240 | 215 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 252 | 233 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 257 | 284 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 255 | 237 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 259 | 287 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.7, and 43.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ●43.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.17 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106531)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 34.6 | +6.1 |
| Further education | 47.1 | −6.3 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | −2.5 |
| Employment | 1.6 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.3 | +3.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Standish Community High School on 3 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 3 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (121 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Positive
- 73%
- Replies
- 121
- 9% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on 34 parents (28%) whose child was bullied
based on 36 parents (30%) with SEND