St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Voluntary aided school · Secondary
Wigan · WN4 9PF · Wigan
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 138699
The Byrchall High School
Academy converter · Wigan · WN4 9PQ
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
1,138
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
- BoardingNo boarders
- 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 converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Wigan, Wigan, 1,138 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 33.7%.
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Ages 11–16
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Ages 11–16
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Ages 11–16
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Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Academy converter · Secondary
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Ages 11–16
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 138699
Location
- Address
- Warrington Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Postcode
- WN4 9PQ
- Town
- Wigan
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Wigan
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
- 1,138
- Boys / girls
- 581 / 557
- School capacity
- 1,216
- Capacity fill
- 1,138 / 1,216 (94%)
- Free school meals
- 33.7%
- FSM pupils
- 384
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- None
- Governance
- Academy trust: MAKERFIELD ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- MAKERFIELD ACADEMY TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01942728221