- What did Ofsted judge Gilded Hollins Community School's overall effectiveness to be?
- Ofsted judged Gilded Hollins Community School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Gilded Hollins Community School?
- Gilded Hollins Community School has 209 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Gilded Hollins Community School take?
- Gilded Hollins Community School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
- Where is Gilded Hollins Community School located?
- Gilded Hollins Community School is located in Leigh, WN7 3PQ, Wigan.
- How do I apply to Gilded Hollins Community School?
- Gilded Hollins Community School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How close do you need to live to get into Gilded Hollins Community School?
- On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Gilded Hollins Community School was 0.776 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
- How are Reception places decided at Gilded Hollins Community School?
- When Gilded Hollins Community School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Looked after children, previously looked after children and children who appear to the Local Authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care because they were adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Applications for previously looked after children must be supported with appropriate evidence i.e. a copy of the adoption order, child arrangements order or special guardianship order. A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society. Applications must be supported with appropriate evidence that the child has been adopted from state care; 2. Children whose older brothers or sisters attend the school and will still be there at the time of admission; 3. Children who live closest to the school — Children who live closest to the school. Oversubscription criteria for St Mary’s CE Primary School Where the school receives more applications than places available, the following oversubscription criteria will be applied once places have first been allocated to pupils who have an education health and care plan which names the school: 1 Looked after children, previously looked after children and children who appear to the Local Authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care because they were adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Applications for previously looked after children must be supported with appropriate evidence i.e. a copy of the adoption order, child arrangements order or special guardianship order. A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society. Applications must be supported with appropriate evidence that the child has been adopted from state care. 2. Children whose older brothers or sisters attend the school and will still be there at the time of admission. 3. Children who live in…, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Gilded Hollins Community School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 93.3% of pupils at Gilded Hollins Community School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.