Golborne High School
Foundation school in Warrington, Wigan.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1144 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1075 |
| Free school meals | 25.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | The Golborne and Lowton Co-operative Learning Partnership Trust |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Address | Lowton Road, Golborne, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 3EL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.golbornehigh.wigan.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01942726842 |
| URN | 106525 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 11 January 2023, published 8 March 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 5 December 2019, outcome: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Lowton Church of England High School (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- Hope Academy (secondary school, about 3.3 km)
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield (secondary school, about 3.5 km)
- The Byrchall High School (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
- Cansfield High School (secondary school, about 4.1 km)
- The Westleigh School (secondary school, about 5.4 km)
- Hawkley Hall High School (secondary school, about 5.7 km)
- Culcheth High School (secondary school, about 5.9 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.