Voluntary aided school · Primary
Leigh · WN7 4TP · Wigan
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenURN 146988
The Holden School
Other independent special school · Leigh · WN7 4SB
Age range
Ages 4–18
Pupils
70
Local authority
Wigan
Age range
Ages 4–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- 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 other independent special school, Ages 4–18, in Leigh, Wigan, 70 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: independent, special school.
Nearby schools
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
- Other independent special school
- Age range
- 4–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 146988
Location
- Address
- Firs Lane
- Postcode
- WN7 4SB
- Town
- Leigh
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Local authority
- Wigan
- District
- Wigan
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- 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: 18 Jan 2024.
- Pupils on roll
- 70
- Boys / girls
- 59 / 11
- School capacity
- 84
- Capacity fill
- 70 / 84 (83%)
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Independent
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Harrison
- Telephone
- 01942932540
Official links
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.