Atherton High School
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89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.3
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Fred Longworth High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,283of 1,275 places
- Free school meals
- 25.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 242
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 19 October 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Fred Longworth High School (URN 106527, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Fred Longworth High School has no sixth form. Of the 245 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 23% moved to a sixth form college, 55% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 45.9 against 46.1 across England and 43.4 in Wigan, with 45% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Fred Longworth High School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Wigan and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Fred Longworth High School | Wigan | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 245 | 3,620 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 23% | 33% | 13% |
| — further education college | 55% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Fred Longworth High School | Wigan | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.9 | 43.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 40% | 30% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.05 | 3.73 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 20% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.3 | 33.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.5 | 47.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 241 | 100% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 69% |
| Mathematics | 241 | 100% | 88% | 15% | 22% | 75% |
| English Literature | 234 | 97% | 86% | 19% | 21% | 70% |
| Combined Science | 205 | 85% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 59% |
| History | 112 | 46% | 41% | 29% | 26% | 76% |
| Geography | 110 | 45% | 41% | 12% | 25% | 55% |
| Business Studies | 83 | 34% | 18% | 2% | 20% | 54% |
| French | 64 | 26% | 18% | 17% | 29% | 67% |
| Sociology | 55 | 23% | 4% | 18% | 21% | 60% |
| Design and Technology | 53 | 22% | 11% | 4% | 23% | 51% |
| Art and Design | 32 | 13% | 7% | 13% | 24% | 78% |
| Chemistry | 30 | 12% | 23% | 27% | 47% | 100% |
| Spanish | 30 | 12% | 19% | 23% | 27% | 93% |
| Biology | 30 | 12% | 23% | 17% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 30 | 12% | 23% | 17% | 46% | 100% |
| Photography | 21 | 9% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 86% |
| Music | 19 | 8% | 5% | 26% | 33% | 79% |
| Drama | 19 | 8% | 7% | 26% | 27% | 89% |
| Physical Education | 18 | 7% | 11% | 39% | 24% | 89% |
| Graphic Communication | 16 | 7% | 1% | 6% | 23% | 50% |
| Computer Science | 11 | 5% | 13% | 18% | 30% | 64% |
| Chinese | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 73 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 36 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 36 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 35 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 25 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 16 | — | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 1 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.