Standish Community High School

Standish Community High School demonstrates a strong overall performance, characterized by pupils achieving well in line with national averages. The school excels in creating an inclusive environment that supports attendance, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. Leadership is effective, fostering a sense of safety and belonging, while maintaining high expectations for pupil behavior. The school effectively prepares pupils for future education, employment, or training, significantly contributing to their overall well-being and development.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well overall, with progress and attainment in line with national averages.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, resulting in positive outcomes.
• High levels of attendance, particularly among disadvantaged and SEND pupils.
• Leaders have a clear vision focused on equity for all pupils.
• Effective personal development program tailored to pupils' needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in checking and developing pupils' prior knowledge.
• Need for improved recall of personal development curriculum and fundamental British values.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Standish Community High School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.6% of pupils at Standish Community High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Standish Community High School had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.4% of pupils at Standish Community High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Standish Community High School received £7,063 and spent £6,923 for each of its 1,292 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £946,000 (£732 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of Mosaic Learning Trust, income was £7,223 and spending £7,181 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Standish Community High School is part of Mosaic Learning Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Southlands High School Chorley
• Golborne Community Primary School Warrington

What is Standish Community High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Standish Community High School is Expected standard, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Standish Community High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Standish Community High School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Standish Community High School have?

Standish Community High School has 1,276 pupils on roll.

What age range does Standish Community High School cover?

Standish Community High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Standish Community High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 51.9, and 55% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Standish Community High School?

Standish Community High School is at Kenyon Road, Standish, Wigan, Lancashire, WN6 0NX.