The Byrchall High School

How places are decided at The Byrchall High School

The Byrchall High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Byrchall High School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged The Byrchall High School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Byrchall High School?

The Byrchall High School has 1,138 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Byrchall High School take?

The Byrchall High School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is The Byrchall High School located?

The Byrchall High School is located in Wigan, WN4 9PQ, Wigan.

How do I apply to The Byrchall High School?

The Byrchall 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 close do you need to live to get into The Byrchall High School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Byrchall High School was 2.949 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 Year 7 places decided at The Byrchall High School?

When The Byrchall High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after/previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989); 2. Siblings — Children with brothers or sisters who will be attending the school at the time of admission; 3. Makerfield area residents — Other children living in the Makerfield area including Ashton-in-Makerfield, Abram, Bryn Gates, Downall Green, Garswood, Golborne, Haydock, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Newton-le-Willows, North Ashton, Platt Bridge, Wargrave and Winstanley (see attached map), and 1 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. 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... a system to randomly pick who will be offered a place will be used.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Byrchall High School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.2% of pupils at The Byrchall High School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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