St Peter's Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · Secondary
Wigan · WN5 8NU · Wigan
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 144519
Dean Trust Wigan
Academy sponsor led · Wigan · WN5 0DQ
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
715
Local authority
Wigan
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Wigan, Wigan, 715 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 58.2%.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 144519
Location
- Address
- Greenhey, Orrell
- Postcode
- WN5 0DQ
- Town
- Wigan
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Local authority
- Wigan
- District
- Wigan
- Constituency
- Wigan
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 715
- Boys / girls
- 361 / 354
- School capacity
- 1,025
- Capacity fill
- 715 / 1,025 (70%)
- Free school meals
- 58.2%
- FSM pupils
- 416
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE DEAN TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE DEAN TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Dean Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jen Evans
- Telephone
- 01942511987