OFSTED
11 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
5 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
7 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wigan
Trust
The Golborne and Lowton Co-operative Learning Partnership Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,144
1,144 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
534
46.7% of pupils
Male pupils
610
53.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.4 pts
above England
School
25.2%
Wigan
29.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.5 pts
below England
School
8.8%
Wigan
11.9%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Wigan
0.5%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.9%
960
Chinese
5.7%
65
Any other White background
2.2%
25
African
1.7%
20
Any other Asian background
1.6%
18
White and Asian
1.0%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.4%
210 of
1,144 pupils
2.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
50.1
10.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.05 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.93%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.71 pts
higher than
England
School
7.93%
Wigan
6.03%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.38%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.56 pts
higher than
England
School
20.38%
Wigan
15.01%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.15%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.35 pts
higher than
England
School
3.15%
Wigan
1.55%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
106.4%
14.1 pts
above England
Golborne High School
106.4%
Wigan
96.1%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.