How far Wigan schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Wigan publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 36 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan at 0.18 miles in 2025/26; the most far-reaching, The Byrchall High School, admitted from 2.95 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan | No current grade | 0.18 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Millbrook Primary School Wigan | No current grade | 0.2 mi | 2025/26 | 102% |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge Greater Manchester | Good | 0.26 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School Leigh | Good | 0.29 mi | 2025/26 | 121% |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School Wigan | Good | 0.3 mi | 2025/26 | 86% |
| Hindley Junior and Infant School Wigan | Good | 0.31 mi | 2025/26 | not published |
| Marsh Green Primary School Wigan | No current grade | 0.36 mi | 2025/26 | 88% |
| Leigh Central Primary School Leigh | Good | 0.38 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School Wigan | Good | 0.44 mi | 2025/26 | 113% |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Wigan | No current grade | 0.45 mi | 2025/26 | 89% |
| Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School Wigan | No current grade | 0.46 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Meadowbank Primary School Manchester | Good | 0.62 mi | 2025/26 | 85% |
| Nicol Mere School Wigan | Outstanding | 0.62 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell Wigan | No current grade | 0.62 mi | 2025/26 | 86% |
| Woodfield Primary School Wigan | No current grade | 0.64 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Beech Hill Community Primary School Wigan | Good | 0.65 mi | 2025/26 | 104% |
| Orrell Newfold Community Primary School Wigan | Outstanding | 0.68 mi | 2025/26 | 109% |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley Wigan | Good | 0.74 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
| Gilded Hollins Community School Leigh | No current grade | 0.78 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School Wigan | Good | 0.8 mi | 2025/26 | 114% |
| Newton Westpark Primary School Leigh | Good | 0.86 mi | 2025/26 | 96% |
| St James' Church of England Primary School Wigan | No current grade | 0.86 mi | 2025/26 | 91% |
| Aspull Church Primary School Wigan | No current grade | 0.87 mi | 2025/26 | 96% |
| Shevington Vale Primary School Wigan | Good | 0.92 mi | 2025/26 | 119% |
| Britannia Bridge Primary School Wigan | Good | 1.24 mi | 2025/26 | 85% |
| Marus Bridge Primary School Wigan | No current grade | 1.27 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
| Orrell Holgate Academy Wigan | No current grade | 1.34 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram Wigan | No current grade | 1.35 mi | 2025/26 | 112% |
| Lowton West Primary School Warrington | No current grade | 1.92 mi | 2025/26 | 102% |
| Garrett Hall Primary School Manchester | Outstanding | 2.06 mi | 2025/26 | 122% |
Secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton High School Atherton | Good | 1.03 mi | 2025/26 | 102% |
| Lowton Church of England High School Warrington | Good | 1.1 mi | 2025/26 | 96% |
| Outwood Academy Hindley Wigan | No current grade | 1.57 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Hawkley Hall High School Wigan | No current grade | 2.3 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Shevington High School Wigan | No current grade | 2.67 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| The Byrchall High School Wigan | Good | 2.95 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Wigan measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Wigan. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.