Progress Schools Wigan, Wigan Central
Data last updated 28 Jul 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Progress Schools Wigan excels at helping vulnerable pupils feel safe and re-engage with education through strong staff-pupil relationships and personalised support. The school prepares pupils well for life after school with excellent careers guidance and support into further education or employment. Staff work hard to identify and remove barriers to learning, resulting in improved attendance and behaviour for most pupils.
Key Strengths
- Excellent safeguarding culture with strong focus on pupil safety and wellbeing
- Effective personal relationships between staff and pupils that help re-engage disengaged learners
- Strong careers guidance and support helping pupils progress to further education, employment or training
- Inclusive approach that identifies and supports individual barriers to learning
- Improved attendance rates for most pupils from their starting points
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching quality is inconsistent across subjects with some areas not taught as intended
- Staff lack sufficient subject-specific expertise in some areas to teach concepts clearly
- Limited enrichment opportunities such as trips and clubs to broaden pupil experiences
- Information from pupil progress checks not always used to improve teaching
- Leadership actions to address weaknesses are in early stages with limited impact so far
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has an open and positive culture of safeguarding with all legal requirements met, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Boxing, sports, community events supporting elderly people
Progress Schools Wigan is an alternative provision school that supports pupils who have struggled in mainstream education, with recent improvements in leadership but ongoing concerns about teaching quality and curriculum delivery.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
20%
Available places
7 pupils
35 capacity
28 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wigan Central
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wigan Central
Admissions Demand - Wigan
Places available
4,050
Applications
3,703
Got 1st preference
88.4%
Got preferred school
96.4%
Secondary admissions across Wigan (2025/26)
Inspection History(6)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Progress Schools Wigan
St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School
Mab's Cross Primary School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School
St Catharine's CofE Primary School
CEWE School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Beech Hill Community Primary School
Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Woodfield Primary School
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