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Cansfield High School

Wigan, WN4 9TPSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2024
Progress 8
-0.55
Well below average
−20+2
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
122 1st-choice / 143 places
Ranking
#2,675
of 3,141 nationally

About Cansfield High School

Cansfield High School’s headline Progress 8 score of -0.55 sits well below the Wigan local authority average of -0.3 for secondary schools, placing it 15th out of 19 schools in the borough. That gap of 0.25 points means pupils here, on average, leave with nearly three-quarters of a grade less per subject than their peers across Wigan. The school’s Progress 8 banding is officially rated as ‘Well below average’, and the picture is consistent across the board: English and maths both show negative scores (-0.75 and -0.71 respectively), while the EBacc element comes in at -0.55. Only the ‘open’ bucket of subjects, which includes non-core options, is slightly less negative at -0.36. For context, the top-performing school in the LA, St Edmund Arrowsmith, posts a positive 0.16, so Cansfield is firmly at the lower end of the local spectrum.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressOld Road, Wigan, Wigan, WN4 9TP
HeadteacherNicola Daniels
Local AuthorityWigan
Number of Pupils1,036
Free School Meals (FSM)25.7%
School Capacity1,036 / 1,012 (102% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Jun 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Source: Ofsted, 17 Jul 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

10
Swimming PoolSports HallPlaying FieldsMusic RoomsTennis CourtsTheatreScience LabsDining HallAstro TurfChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

RugbyGymnasticsTennisSwimmingBadmintonDance

Clubs & Activities

CodingBook ClubDebateChoirNewspaperOrchestra

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultySevere LearningResourced ProvisionOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:15

Source: cansfield.wigan.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Cansfield High School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.