Golborne High School

State-Funded School

golborne-high-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

Leigh and AthertonConstituency

WA3 3ELPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Golborne High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Wigan, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,144 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.61

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

1,144

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,144
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Mar 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
18 Jun 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.