My Life Learning, Wigan
My Life Learning is a special school for pupils aged 16 to 25 in Wigan.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
My Life Learning in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to My Life Learning are My Oasis Therapeutic Alternative Provision (1.3 miles, selective); Fir Tree College (1.7 miles, Good); Rainbow Hub School (3.3 miles, Outstanding); and Infinite Schools Wigan (3.4 miles, Good).
My Oasis Therapeutic Alternative ProvisionFir Tree CollegeRainbow Hub SchoolInfinite Schools Wigan
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Appley Bridge Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hyatt Crescent (opposite), 280 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood My Life Learning stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with My Life Learning
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to My Life Learning from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. My Life Learning is in Wigan; for families living there:
Apply to Wigan for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wigan is 10 (the median across 146 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Wigan
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wigan
Across Wigan council
Places available
4,061
Applications
3,718
Got 1st preference
91.1%
Got preferred school
97.6%
All secondary applications across Wigan council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(3)
Special educational needs provision
My Life Learning is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Questions parents ask about My Life Learning
What is the catchment area for My Life Learning?
No fixed boundary. When My Life Learning is oversubscribed, Wigan allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does My Life Learning have specialist SEN provision?
My Life Learning is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to My Life Learning?
Apply through Wigan's coordinated admissions process, naming My Life Learning on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near My Life Learning?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wigan is 10 (the median across 146 schools, same distance and years).
Where is My Life Learning?
My Life Learning is at C/O Thompson House, Pepper Lane, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN6 0PP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)