Cansfield High School, Wigan | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Cansfield High School

Old Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 9TP

https://www.cansfield.wigan.sch.uk/

Cansfield High School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Wigan). It has about 1,040 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In January 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Representation, Destinations, Disadvantaged pupils and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Admissions and Progress.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.8		St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School
0.9		The Byrchall High School
2.1		Hawkley Hall High School
2.3		Hope Academy
2.4		Outwood Academy Haydock
2.5		Golborne High School
3.5		St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
3.7		Dean Trust Wigan
3.8		The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
3.9		Up Holland High School
3.9		Dean Trust Rose Bridge
4.0		St Peter's Catholic High School

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Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community.

Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are above average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Attainment: Above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is roughly average.

Progress: Below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

No A-level data

Provision for special educational needs

Autistic spectrum disorder

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