Fred Longworth High School, Manchester

In its own words: "Serving the community of Tyldesley since 1964, Fred Longworth High School has a long history. Serving the community of Tyldesley since 1964, Fred Longworth High School has a long history. Serving the community of Tyldesley since 1964, Fred Longworth High School has a long history."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Fred Longworth High School. I am proud and privileged to be the Headteacher of such a dynamic and forward-thinking school. Our aim is simple - to inspire all our students to achieve their best through “ b elonging, e ngaging and s ucceeding t ogether”."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, tennis, badminton, dance, drama, STEM, film, Spanish and homework club.

In 2026, pupils at Fred Longworth High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.8 in Wigan and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Wigan and 47% in England.

That is up from 45.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.29: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37, against 52.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 284 families put Fred Longworth High School as their first choice and 526 named it as one of their preferences, for 259 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 31 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Fred Longworth High School are Atherton High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.2); St Mary's Catholic High School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.1); Bedford High School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.2); and The Westleigh School (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45).

Fred Longworth High School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

199 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Fred Longworth High School (as of April 2026): 95% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 74% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (74%).

Of the 246 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 58% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

5.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Atherton Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cooling Lane (adjacent), 310 metres away.

In 2024/25, Fred Longworth High School issued 225 suspensions, 17.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Fred Longworth High School are Hindsford CofE Primary School (0.2 miles), Sacred Heart RC Primary School (0.2 miles), St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles) and Parklee Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.