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About The Byrchall High School
The Byrchall High School is a secondary academy in Wigan, Wigan. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
MAKERFIELD ACADEMY TRUST is a Single-academy trust. The trust operates 1 member school: 1 secondary school. Local authorities: Wigan. Regions: North West. — from the MAKERFIELD ACADEMY TRUST public record.
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School information
- Official name
- The Byrchall High School
- Address
- Warrington Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Postcode
- WN4 9PQ
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Parliamentary constituency
- Makerfield
- URN (official identifier)
- 138699
- Establishment number
- 4501
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- SEND provision
- SEN unit
- Number of pupils
- 1138
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1216
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- MAKERFIELD ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Headteacher
- Mr Philippe Paul
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 13 Sep 2022Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01942728221
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2012
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at The Byrchall High School
| 2025/26 | This school | Wigan | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 1,138 | 48,231 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 33.7% | 29.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 17.4% | 16.2% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 4.4% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 7.5% | 12.0% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for The Byrchall High School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 9 Nov 2022
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 3 Apr 2019
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 18 Apr 2018
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 25 Mar 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 2 May 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Byrchall High School (URN 106533)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 16 Dec 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Byrchall High School (URN 106533)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 11 Sept 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at The Byrchall High School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Wigan | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 20.0% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at The Byrchall High School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £438,900 for 399 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Wigan | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 34.9% | 29.5% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £384 | £396 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at The Byrchall High School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 1,076 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Wigan average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £8,395,000 £7,802 per pupil | £8,132 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £8,203,000 £7,624 per pupil | £7,608 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £4,410,000 £4,099 per pupil · 53.8% | £4,184 · 55.0% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £805 · 10.6% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £121,000 £112 per pupil · 1.5% | £187 · 2.5% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £121,000 £112 per pupil · 1.5% | £129 · 1.7% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £192,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £318,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,958 per pupil, supply and agency £242 per pupil — spending up £665 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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