Wigan school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (19)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Atherton High School	120	279	119	109	2.3 per offer
Bedford High School	179	493	159	159	2.8 per offer
Cansfield High School	172	381	135	135	2.2 per offer
Dean Trust Rose Bridge	148	201	96	96	1.4 per offer
Dean Trust Wigan	140	166	110	110	1.2 per offer
Fred Longworth High School	259	526	284	253	2.0 per offer
Golborne High School	236	446	279	234	1.9 per offer
Hawkley Hall High School	210	328	195	194	1.6 per offer
Lowton Church of England High School	146	376	130	130	2.6 per offer
Outwood Academy Hindley	176	274	172	158	1.6 per offer
Shevington High School	169	584	183	157	3.5 per offer
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield	233	453	258	224	1.9 per offer
St John Fisher Catholic High School	194	408	201	181	2.1 per offer
St Mary's Catholic High School	256	554	262	250	2.2 per offer
St Peter's Catholic High School	199	478	238	198	2.4 per offer
Standish Community High School	240	485	215	215	2.0 per offer
The Byrchall High School	250	721	315	240	2.9 per offer
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College	245	745	275	232	3.0 per offer
The Westleigh School	188	295	154	154	1.6 per offer

Primary schools (98)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan	30	85	43	28	2.8 per offer
Aspull Church Primary School	30	62	22	20	2.1 per offer
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School	41	66	38	38	1.6 per offer
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School	30	78	38	30	2.6 per offer
Beech Hill Community Primary School	29	68	32	27	2.3 per offer
Bickershaw CofE Primary School	18	27	17	16	1.5 per offer
Britannia Bridge Primary School	30	48	30	29	1.6 per offer
Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School	30	50	23	23	1.7 per offer
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery	23	38	22	22	1.7 per offer
Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School	30	47	23	23	1.6 per offer
Chowbent Primary School	19	41	17	17	2.2 per offer
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington	30	55	31	26	1.8 per offer
Garrett Hall Primary School	88	171	92	87	1.9 per offer
Gilded Hollins Community School	30	78	38	30	2.6 per offer
Golborne Community Primary School	59	85	45	45	1.4 per offer
Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School	41	79	39	39	1.9 per offer
Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School	29	63	36	29	2.2 per offer
Hindley Green Community Primary School	42	70	39	39	1.7 per offer
Hindsford CofE Primary School	29	79	46	29	2.7 per offer
Holy Family Catholic Academy	25	39	25	25	1.6 per offer
Holy Family Catholic Primary School	30	70	29	28	2.3 per offer
Holy Family RC Primary School, New Springs, Wigan	20	35	17	17	1.8 per offer
Ince CofE Primary School	40	47	31	31	1.2 per offer
Leigh Central Primary School	30	76	37	26	2.5 per offer
Leigh CofE Primary School	44	66	36	36	1.5 per offer
Leigh St John's CofE Primary	28	118	60	28	4.2 per offer
Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School	30	92	29	26	3.1 per offer
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School	30	52	34	29	1.7 per offer
Leigh Westleigh Methodist Primary School	24	43	17	16	1.8 per offer
Lowton Junior and Infant School	24	46	18	18	1.9 per offer
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School	30	73	29	29	2.4 per offer
Lowton West Primary School	60	130	52	50	2.2 per offer
Mab's Cross Primary School	62	102	50	50	1.6 per offer
Marsh Green Primary School	30	45	34	30	1.5 per offer
Marus Bridge Primary School	57	100	59	54	1.8 per offer
Meadowbank Primary School	29	52	31	26	1.8 per offer
Millbrook Primary School	30	87	43	30	2.9 per offer
Newton Westpark Primary School	30	58	25	24	1.9 per offer
Nicol Mere School	60	150	96	59	2.5 per offer
Orrell Holgate Academy	30	92	23	22	3.1 per offer
Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy	59	80	50	50	1.4 per offer
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School	59	136	71	55	2.3 per offer
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan	30	77	44	30	2.6 per offer
Parklee Primary School	30	105	43	27	3.5 per offer
Platt Bridge Community School	56	80	51	51	1.4 per offer
R L Hughes Primary School	51	93	37	37	1.8 per offer
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	60	105	60	57	1.8 per offer
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh	43	55	21	21	1.3 per offer
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green	14	32	12	12	2.3 per offer
Sacred Heart RC Primary School	17	44	16	16	2.6 per offer
Shevington Vale Primary School	29	66	26	25	2.3 per offer
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan	33	63	33	33	1.9 per offer
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School	30	71	32	30	2.4 per offer
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley	28	39	27	27	1.4 per offer
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School	30	65	28	27	2.2 per offer
St Catharine's CofE Primary School	30	60	33	29	2.0 per offer
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton	25	63	20	20	2.5 per offer
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan	44	73	43	43	1.7 per offer
St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School	17	40	11	11	2.4 per offer
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School	50	59	50	48	1.2 per offer
St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell	46	113	54	46	2.5 per offer
St James' Church of England Primary School	19	24	16	16	1.3 per offer
St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram	34	53	32	32	1.6 per offer
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green	24	51	22	22	2.1 per offer
St John's CofE Primary School	24	64	22	22	2.7 per offer
St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common	18	59	15	15	3.3 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh	30	75	31	28	2.5 per offer
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan	11	25	11	11	2.3 per offer
St Luke's CofE Primary School	30	107	48	30	3.6 per offer
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish	30	121	43	30	4.0 per offer
St Mark's CofE Primary School	29	42	30	29	1.4 per offer
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School	30	88	36	30	2.9 per offer
St Mary's CofE Primary School	24	37	24	24	1.5 per offer
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge	29	84	38	26	2.9 per offer
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School	24	39	21	21	1.6 per offer
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	43	62	40	40	1.4 per offer
St Paul's Church of England Primary School	15	33	12	12	2.2 per offer
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley	28	53	25	25	1.9 per offer
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton	54	102	40	40	1.9 per offer
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton	16	36	11	11	2.3 per offer
St Stephen's CofE Primary School	28	81	25	25	2.9 per offer
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School	29	77	31	24	2.7 per offer
St Thomas CofE Primary School	23	51	18	18	2.2 per offer
St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh	49	71	35	35	1.4 per offer
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School	24	36	18	18	1.5 per offer
St William's Catholic Primary School	28	46	34	28	1.6 per offer
Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School	22	36	16	16	1.6 per offer
Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy	90	189	97	85	2.1 per offer
Twelve Apostles Catholic Primary School	29	77	34	26	2.7 per offer
Tyldesley Primary School	51	104	46	46	2.0 per offer
Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery	38	50	34	34	1.3 per offer
Westfield Community School	50	69	45	45	1.4 per offer
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary School	30	47	21	21	1.6 per offer
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School	26	41	15	15	1.6 per offer
Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School	30	60	36	29	2.0 per offer
Winstanley Community Primary School	47	93	44	44	2.0 per offer
Wood Fold Primary School	86	164	72	72	1.9 per offer
Woodfield Primary School	30	112	42	30	3.7 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Wigan secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.