Community school · Wigan
Cansfield High School
- Secondary
- Ages 11–16
- Term dates set by the council
Term dates
Wigan council sets the term dates for this school. See all Wigan dates, taken from the council's own page.
2026/27
2027/28
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Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 135 families put this school as their first choice, and 172 places were offered. 135 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 172 | 135 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 143 | 122 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 184 | 172 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 12 June 2024. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 974 (capacity 1012)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Phone
- 01942727391
- Address
- Old Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9TP
- Website
- cansfield.wigan.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.