St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
About the school
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield 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
- 3 March 2026
- Published
- 5 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 49.1
- 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
- 50.80%
- Wigan
- 38.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 76.50%
- Wigan
- 61.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 29.40%
- Wigan
- 29.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.15
- 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
1202
Girls
49.58%
Boys
50.42%
SEN support
6.66%
Education, health and care plan
3.99%
English as an additional language
6.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
13.73%
Overall absence
6.98
Persistent absence
17.1
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
230
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
3%