Standish Community High School

State-Funded School

standish-community-high-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

WiganConstituency

WN6 0NXPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,276 pupils. Standish Community High School is part of MOSAIC LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 26 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 43.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.17

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,276

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,276
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: MOSAIC LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 14 October 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Dec 2014	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.