United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Wigan
Metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~331k · 126 state-funded schools
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How Wigan ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,794/yr
Low
Worse than 66% of UK LAs
House price
£197,500
Most affordable
Better than 81% of UK LAs
Rent
£732/mo
Most affordable
Better than 85% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,153/yr
Cheapest
Better than 93% of UK LAs
Crime
92.2/1k
High
Worse than 78% of UK LAs
Deprivation
25.7
High
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Schools
96.8%
Strong
Better than 78% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
126 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
122 of 126 (96.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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126 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 126 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Mary's Catholic High School | Secondary | 1,561 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1,372 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Standish Community High School | Secondary | 1,292 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fred Longworth High School | Secondary | 1,288 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield | Secondary | 1,202 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hawkley Hall High School | Secondary | 1,164 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Golborne High School | Secondary | 1,147 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bedford High School | Secondary | 1,101 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Byrchall High School | Secondary | 1,075 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cansfield High School | Secondary | 1,036 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Peter's Catholic High School | Secondary | 1,033 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St John Fisher Catholic High School | Secondary | 994 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Westleigh School | Secondary | 957 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Outwood Academy Hindley | Secondary | 921 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Shevington High School | Secondary | 878 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lowton Church of England High School | Secondary | 819 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dean Trust Wigan | Secondary | 770 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dean Trust Rose Bridge | Secondary | 699 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 586 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Atherton High School | Secondary | 547 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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