Outwood Academy Hindley, Wigan

In 2026, pupils at Outwood Academy Hindley averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.8 in Wigan and 47 across England.

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

That is up from 40 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.08: pupils made about 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 35.8, against 49.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 172 families put Outwood Academy Hindley as their first choice and 274 named it as one of their preferences, for 176 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Outwood Academy Hindley are The Westleigh School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45); Dean Trust Rose Bridge (2.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 38.9); Westhoughton High School (2.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 40.2); and Westhoughton High School (2.2 miles).

Outwood Academy Hindley's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Outwood Academy Hindley is one of 40 schools run by Outwood Grange Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.4 in 2024/25.

78 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Outwood Academy Hindley (as of September 2025): 78% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (73%).

Of the 181 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 70% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 53% to a further education college, 13% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

36.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 117 pupils (12.9%) received SEN support and 26 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Hindley Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Outwood Academy Hindley (outside), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Outwood Academy Hindley stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Outwood Academy Hindley issued 144 suspensions, 15.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Outwood Academy Hindley are Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School (0.2 miles); Hindley Junior and Infant School (0.5 miles); Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles); and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.