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Ofsted: Good

Winstanley College

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMs Louise Tipping
location_onWigan, WN5 7XF
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Ofsted

Good

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Age Range

16-19

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Winstanley College is a Further education school in Wigan, serving ages 16-19. Rated Good by Ofsted.

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25
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Sixth Form (A-Level) Performance

A-level results for students who stayed in sixth form at this school. Value added measures how much progress students made relative to their GCSE starting point.

2025
A-Level Value Added

+0.09

vs expected from GCSEs

Pupils make broadly expected progress at A-level.

Avg Grade

B

Students

1000

Grade Breakdown
Achieving A*10.3%
Achieving A*–A33.9%
Achieving A*–B65.1%
VA Banding Above average
Retention rate89.5%
A-level subjects offered36
2024
A-Level Value Added

-0.01

vs expected from GCSEs

Pupils make broadly expected progress at A-level.

Avg Grade

B-

Students

1049

Retention rate93.10%
2023
Avg Grade

B-

Students

921

Retention rate91.40%
2022
Avg Grade

B

Students

824

Retention rate93.9%

Source: DfE A Level and Other 16-18 Results

Ofsted History

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