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Gilded Hollins Community School

Wigan, WN7 3PQPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2023
KS2 Results
97%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
36 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#61 of 13,686 nationally

About Gilded Hollins Community School

Gilded Hollins Community School stands out sharply against the Wigan primary average. While the local authority average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 sits at 65%, Gilded Hollins achieves a remarkable 97% — a full 32 percentage points higher. This places the school second out of 98 primary schools in Wigan, putting it in the top five per cent nationally. The school is also oversubscribed by a considerable margin, with 86 applications for just 30 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, and 25 of those offers going to first-preference families. That level of demand suggests local parents recognise the strong outcomes on offer here. Headteacher Christine Burns leads a school that is slightly over capacity with 212 pupils against a stated capacity of 210, and the proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is relatively low at 9.4%, which may reflect the demographic profile of the catchment area.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSt Helen's Road, Leigh, Wigan, WN7 3PQ
HeadteacherChristine Burns
Local AuthorityWigan
Number of Pupils212
Free School Meals (FSM)9.4%
School Capacity212 / 210 (101% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

13 Jul 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (13 Jul 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 12 Feb 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
LibrarySensory RoomForest SchoolICT SuiteGymnasiumChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

13

Sports

CricketSwimmingDanceTennisGymnasticsFootballAthletics

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirScience ClubChessEco ClubCoding

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

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:25

Breakfast club

07:45-08:50

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

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