The Byrchall High School
Academy converter secondary school in Wigan (Wigan).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
GCSE results are released on Thursday 21st August 2025 at 10.00 am. Students should enter via the Community Entrance from 9.45 am. Parents can accompany students if they wish and can wait in the Restaurant. Students will be invited into the Sports Hall at 10.00 am. If you have any questions about GCSE exams, you can contact Mrs Wilkinson & Mr Abbott.
The pursuit of the highest standards possible is at the core of our mission statement for Year 11 students. We believe in high aspirations, high motivation and high achievement for all. Equality and acceptance are at the heart of our Byrchall community ethos and continue to play a primary role throughout Year 11.
When the latest revision timetable and the maximising your achievement calendar are available, they will appear on this page Through both our extended curriculum and community life, we seek to meet the needs of the whole individual to ensure the best future possible. The driving principles for our young people are summarised in our Year 11 motto Make Your Mark.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- New Build
- Canteen
- Careers
- Community
- Houses
- Pastoral Care
- Relationships Sex Education
- School Governance
- Careers CEIAG
- Earth Advocates
- Extra Curricular Clubs
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Transport
- Wisepay
- Wider Support
and 4 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 138699
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Tracey Hughes | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2018 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Bullen | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Philippe Jean Paul Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Emma Reilly | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jennifer Martin | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Andrew Rastrick | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Nicholas Williams | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Barton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Gary Limb | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2018 · until 2030 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record