Current school consultations

Consultation on admission arrangements 2026-27

Admission arrangements include the admission number and oversubscription criteria which are used to decide on the allocation of school places.

There are proposed changes to the over-subscription criteria for a number of Wigan primary and secondary schools for admission to Reception and Year 7 in September 2026.

Changes to the admission arrangements for these schools may affect parents and carers applying for primary and secondary places from 2026 onwards. 

This is your opportunity to comment on the proposed changes before admission arrangements for 2026-27 are determined. If you would like to have your say you must do so by 28th February 2025.

View each school's current addmission arrangements:

• Current admission arrangements for primary schools
• Current admission arrangements for secondary schools.

Community and voluntary controlled schools

Wigan Council is consulting on the admission arrangements for the below community school. Please open the linked document to view the reason the school is consulting, details of proposed change and who you can contact if you would like to discuss the proposals further.

After you have read the document you can have your say on the consultation:

• Marsh Geen Primary School’s consultation document.

Own admission authority schools

The following Own Admission Authority schools are consulting on their admission arrangements. Please read the document to view the reason the school is consulting, details of proposed changes, the school’s proposed admission arrangements and who you can contact if you would like to discuss the proposals further. After you have read the document you can have your say on the consultation.

Secondary schools

• Hawkley Hall High’s consultation document.

Primary Schools

• Atherton St George’s CE Primary School’s consultation document
• Castle Hill St Philip’s CE Primary School’s consultation document
• Ince CE Primary School’s consultation document
• Leigh CE Primary School’s consultation document
• Leigh St Peter’s C.E. Primary School’s consultation document
• Lowton St Mary’s CE Primary School’s consultation document
• St Catharine’s C of E Primary School Wigan’s consultation document
• St Luke’s C.E. Primary School Lowton’s consultation document
• St Mark’s CE Primary School’s consultation document
• St Thomas's CE Primary School Ashton-in-Makerfield's consultation document.  

Have your say

Responses are invited from:

• Parents with a child aged between 2 and 18 years old
• Local community groups
• Other interested persons.

How to respond

Have your say on the consultation (external link).

All written responses should be addressed to:  Consultation, School Organisation Team, People Directorate, Wigan Council, PO Box 100, WN1 3DS or by email to consultation.

Consultation closes on 20th January 2025. 

Consultation: Proposed permanent expansion of Wood Fold Primary School

This consultation closed on Tuesday 19th November 2024. Responses will be made available to Cabinet for decision making purposes.

The consultation document is still available to view:

• View the consultation on the proposed enlargement of Wood Fold Primary School document.

No further responses to the consultation will be accepted.

Previous consultations

Decision: Proposal for the relocation and permanent expansion of Rowan Tree Primary School

Wigan Council’s Cabinet considered the proposal to relocate and permanently expand Rowan Tree Primary School on 23rd November 2023.

Cabinet approved the proposal (subject to call-in).

• View a copy of the decision.

Decision: Closure of Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School

Wigan Council’s Cabinet considered the proposal to permanently close Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary on 15th December 2022.

Cabinet approved the proposal (subject to call-in).

• View a copy of the decision on the closure of Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School.

Decision: Closure of Abram Bryn Gates Primary School

Wigan Council’s Cabinet considered the proposal to permanently close Abram Bryn Gates Primary on 9th June 2022.

Cabinet approved the proposal (subject to call-in).

• View a copy of the decision on the closure of Abram Bryn Gates Primary School.

Decision: Permanent expansion of Golborne High School

Wigan Council’s Cabinet considered the proposal to permanently expand Golborne High School on 21st April 2022.

Cabinet approved the proposal (subject to call-in).

• View a copy of the decision on the permanent expansion of Golborne High School.

Consultation on admission arrangements 2025-26

The consultation for the schools listed below has now closed;

• Beech Hill Community Primary School
• Dean Trust Rose Bridge
• Hindley All Saints’ Church of England Nursery and Primary School
• Marsh Geen Primary School
• Parklee Primary School
• Platt Bridge Community Primary School
• St John’s Church of England School Wigan
• St Mary’s CE Primary School, Platt Bridge
• Standish Community High School
• Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School
• The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College.

Responses will be submitted to the appropriate admission authority to consider when determining their admission arrangements for 2025-26. Admission arrangements for 2025-26 must be determined by 28 February 2024.