Current school consultations

Consultation: Proposed permanent expansion of Wood Fold Primary School

Wigan Council’s Cabinet considered the proposal to permanently expand Wood Fold Primary School on 19th December 2024.

The Cabinet approved the publication of a statutory notice and proposal. Wigan Council is seeking your views on the proposed permanent enlargement of Wood Fold Primary School.

• View the statutory notice and proposal.

If you would like a copy of the proposal to be sent to you, you can request a copy by sending an email to consultation@wigan.gov.uk or by telephone 01942 489013.

Have your say

Once you have read the proposal have your say on the consultation on the proposed permanent enlargement of Wood Fold Primary School.

• Online - Complete our online response form

You can also send your comments in writing to consultation@wigan.gov.uk or by post to the address below:

Wigan Council,
People Directorate: Children and Families,
School Organisation Team,
PO BOX 100,
WN1 3DS.

The closing date for comments is Friday 14th February 2025.

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

Wigan Council’s Cabinet considered the proposal to permanently expand Wood Fold Primary School on 19th December 2024.

The Cabinet approved that Officers can move to formal consultation and publish a statutory notice.

• View a copy of the decision.

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.