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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Cansfield High School

Community secondary school in Wigan (Wigan).

Attainment 8
41.7
▼ 4.5 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
36.3%
▼ 10pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
93.0%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.4
▲ 0.7 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
28.9%
▲ 2pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
16.1%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
96%
974 / 1,012 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2024

Earlier survey: what parents say

115ResponsesOfsted Parent View, earlier survey, 2023/2024
68%Would recommend2023/2024
My child is happy here71%
My child feels safe here82%
Would recommend the school68%

115 responses to Ofsted Parent View, 2023/2024, via WhatSchool. Parent View is a self-selecting survey. The full 14-question breakdown is not available for this school, and there is no comparison with other schools for this older summary.