Fred Longworth High School
Academy · Year 7–Year 11 · 1,283 pupils
Atherton High School
Hamilton Street, Atherton M46 0AY
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
561
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 550
Local authority
Wigan
Education Partnership Trust
Schola Grade 3
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Atherton High School
Atherton High School is a secondary free school in Atherton, Wigan, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Education Partnership Trust.
It has 561 pupils on roll and room for 550. Its Schola Grade is 3 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Free School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Free schools
- Pupils on roll
- 561
- Capacity
- 550 pupils
- Free school meals
- 47.40% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Education Partnership Trust
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 138233
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