Hawkley Hall High School

How places are decided at Hawkley Hall High School

Hawkley Hall High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Hawkley Hall High School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Hawkley Hall High School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Hawkley Hall High School?

Hawkley Hall High School has 1,170 pupils on roll.

What ages does Hawkley Hall High School take?

Hawkley Hall High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Hawkley Hall High School located?

Hawkley Hall High School is located in Wigan, WN3 5NY, Wigan.

How do I apply to Hawkley Hall High School?

Hawkley Hall High 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 secondary places is 31 October.

How far from Hawkley Hall High School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Hawkley Hall High School for 2026-27 (Year 7) was 2.298 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Year 7 places decided at Hawkley Hall High School?

When Hawkley Hall High School has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and previously looked after children and children who appear to the Admissions Authority of the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or become subject to a residence 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, residence order or special guardianship order. Note: 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 the benefit society. Applications must be supported with appropriate evidence that the child has been adopted from state care; 2. Siblings — Children whose older brother or sister attends the school and will still be there at the time of admission; 3. Children in specified postcodes — Children living in the postcodes WN3-5** and WN3-6**, and 1 further criteria. 214 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: Where there are more children in one particular criterion than the number of places available, places will be allocated to the children who live nearest to the school. The distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's home address to a central point at the school using a Geographical Information System (GIS) which is based on ordnance survey. Occasionally, the distance from home to school is the same for more than one child (for example, if more than one child lives in the same block of flats). In these cases, we will use a system to randomly pick who will be offered a place.

What is the largest ethnic background at Hawkley Hall High School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 88.8% of pupils at Hawkley Hall High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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