Staff 157 Staff. Ages 11–16 Color Navy Blue | Head Teacher Mr. R Halford Gender co-educational Phone +44 1942 204640 Number of students 1,107 Dialling code 1942 | |
Location Carr LaneWiganGreater ManchesterWN3 5NYEngland Similar Deanery High School, Byrchall High School, Rose Bridge Academy, Abraham Guest Academy, Regan & Hallworth | ||
Hawkley Hall High School is an co-educational, non-selective secondary school with academy status located in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, holding an Outstanding Ofsted status as well as specialising in engineering.
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Location and facilities
The school's site is located in Hawkley Hall, and can be reached easily by bus and foot. The main building A Block was built in 1997 with the English, Humanities, ICT, Art department and the schools library currently occupying the building. The remainder of the school was built in the early 1980s, with dedicated blocks for: Languages, Mathematics, Music, Creative arts and the specialist engineering block. The P.E. department consists of an astroturf all-weather pitch, Hard Netball courts, Indoor sports hall and playing field.
2009 Outstanding Ofsted inspection
Since Head Teacher Royston Halford the school has improved upon its GCSE grades, to the point where it holds the title the best non-selection school in the Wigan borough. Hawkley Hall is the first school in the United Kingdom to be judged under the new Ofsted guidelines. As a result of the inspection conducted in September 2009, Hawkley was judged Outstanding under the new stricter guidelines with an additional outstanding rating for its P.E. facilities.