Hawkley Hall High School, Wigan

In its own words: "We are an 11 - 16 mixed comprehensive of around 1185 students and 186 staff situated to the west of Wigan. We are a community of students, staff, parents and governors with a common goal. We strive for the highest standards in everything we do."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, drama, STEM and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Hawkley Hall High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.8 in Wigan and 47 across England.

46% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Wigan and 47% in England.

That is up from 40.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.14: 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 29.2, against 46.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 195 families put Hawkley Hall High School as their first choice and 328 named it as one of their preferences, for 210 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hawkley Hall High School are The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2); Dean Trust Rose Bridge (1.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 38.9); Cansfield High School (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.7); and St John Fisher Catholic High School (2.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.5).

Hawkley Hall High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Hawkley Hall High School is one of 12 schools run by The Rowan Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 35.8 in 2024/25.

175 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hawkley Hall High School (as of September 2025): 51% would recommend the school, 63% say their child is happy there and 38% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (70%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (38%).

Of the 221 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college, 8% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

6.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Hawkley Hall High School has a resourced provision for autism.

The nearest railway station is Wigan North Western Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hawkley Hall High School (outside), 60 metres away.

In 2024/25, Hawkley Hall High School issued 375 suspensions, 32.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 11 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Hawkley Hall High School are Wigan Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School (0.6 miles), St Paul's Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles), St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan (0.9 miles) and Marus Bridge Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.