Fred Longworth High School
About the school
Fred Longworth High School is an open secondary school in Wigan.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 October 2022
- Published
- 24 November 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.9
- Wigan
- 43.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Wigan
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 44.60%
- Wigan
- 38.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 65.30%
- Wigan
- 61.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 39.70%
- Wigan
- 29.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.05
- Wigan
- 3.73
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1288
Girls
48.99%
Boys
51.01%
SEN support
19.95%
Education, health and care plan
2.41%
English as an additional language
4.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
23.45%
Overall absence
7.99
Persistent absence
21.28
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
245
Sustained education or employment
89%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
8%