Ofsted: Outstanding
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMs Anne Isherwood
corporate_fareTHE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
location_onHindley, Wigan, WN2 3RX
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Ofsted
Outstanding
Inspected 2025
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Students
98
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Age Range
4-16
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Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy is a Academy alternative provision sponsor led school in Hindley, Wigan, serving ages 4-16. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.
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School Summary
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Hindley, Wigan, Wigan, admitting pupils aged 4-16. It is part of THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 145 pupils on roll, of whom 71% are eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 4.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
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4 EvaluationsS5 Inspection EIF
Not Judged
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Why no overall grade?
From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.
Education
Good
Behaviour
Good
Development
Good
Leadership
Good
Academy First Section 5 Legacy
Outstanding
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Outstanding
None Legacy
No Judgement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
-
Development
-
Leadership
-
None Legacy
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good