Cansfield High School is a secondary school located in Wigan. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 24/01/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Old Road, Wigan, WN4 9TP
Website: http://www.cansfield.wigan.sch.uk
Telephone: 01942727391
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Geoff Baker
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 106521

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1012
Number of Pupils: 1010
Number of Boys: 500
Number of Girls: 510

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.37 Confidence interval -0.56 to -0.17
Of the 170 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 168 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:12%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.81
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
R L Hughes Primary School
Mayfield Street , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9QL 		3out of 4 452 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Nicol Mere School
Roman Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8DF 		4out of 4 527 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
Council Avenue , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9AZ 		3out of 4 763 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School
Downall Green Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 0DL 		3out of 4 1,082 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas CofE Primary School
Hodnet Drive , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8PQ 		3out of 4 1,127 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cansfield High School
Old Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9TP 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Rookery Avenue , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PF 		3out of 4 1,396 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Byrchall High School
Warrington Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PQ 		2out of 4 1,518 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Landgate School, Bryn
Landgate Lane , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 0EP 		3out of 4 1,687 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Willow Grove Primary School
Willow Grove , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 8XF 		4out of 4 2,009 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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