Standish North

Summary

Standish North (E02001287) is part of Wigan local authority (view on map). Standish North has an approximate population of 7,000 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Standish North neighbours Standish South, Shevington, Aspull & Red Rock, Coppull, and Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Standish North is the 4th least deprived area in Wigan (out of 40) with 16% of children living in low-income families, compared to 36% across Wigan and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Standish North, 11% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 30% in Wigan and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Standish North % in Wigan % in England
Eligible for free school meals 11% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 89% 70% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Standish North, 17% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Wigan, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Standish North % in Wigan % in England
No special educational needs 83% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 13% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Standish North, 9% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 15% in Wigan, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Standish North % in Wigan % in England
White 90% 85% 67%
Asian 5% 4% 14%
Black 1% 5% 7%
Mixed 3% 4% 7%
Other – 2% 3%
Not known – 0% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Standish North with English as an additional language is 7%, compared with 12% in Wigan, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Standish North % in Wigan % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 7% 12% 22%
Known or believed to be English 93% 88% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Standish North has 7 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Standish North
All childcare providers 7
Childminders 4
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Standish North since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Standish North has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Standish North
All state-funded schools 1
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 0
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

In Standish North, there has been 1 full inspection of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Early years: There have been no inspections of Early years in Standish North so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Standish North so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Standish North. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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