Headteacher
Closes 15 Nov
Full time
The Governing Board is seeking to appoint a highly effective, dynamic and inspirational leader with a passion for Catholic education to lead St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High…
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield is a state-maintained secondary school in Wigan, United Kingdom with 1,204 pupils. Ofsted: Report card, 3 March 2026: strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding met. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Headteacher (closes 15 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
- Head
- Mark Dumican, Headteacher
- Type
- State-maintained, Secondary
- Pupils
- 1,204 pupils · 51% girls · 15.7% eligible for free school meals · 8.6% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26 - Special needs
- 144 (12.0%) on SEN support · 59 (4.9%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - Local authority
- Wigan
- Location
- Wigan, WN4 9PF, United Kingdom
- Telephone
- 01942728651
- Website
- arrowsmith.wigan.sch.uk
- Register number
- URN 106540 (register entry)
- Ofsted
- Report card, 3 March 2026: strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding met
Vacancies (1)
Exam results
| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 provisional | 50.4 | 53.6% |
| 2024/25 | 49.1 | 50.8% |
| 2023/24 | 51.5 | 56.9% |
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Report card (3 March 2026)
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 3 March 2026 | Report card | Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding met |
| 16 November 2021 | Ungraded inspection | School remains Good |
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 74.6 | 16.1 | – | 1 | £54,227 |
| 2024/25 | 73.6 | 16.3 | 6% | 0 | £48,878 |
| 2023/24 | 73.4 | 16.5 | 15% | 2 | £47,116 |
| 2022/23 | 70.9 | 17.0 | 14% | 0 | £44,997 |
| 2021/22 | 76.2 | 15.9 | 13% | 0 | £44,410 |
| 2020/21 | 72.6 | 16.6 | 10% | 0 | £45,217 |
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 75.9 | 16.0 | 13% | 0 | £42,985 |
| 2018/19 | 73.9 | 16.2 | 10% | 0 | £40,973 |
| 2017/18 | 78.6 | 15.4 | 12% | 0 | £39,353 |
| 2016/17 | 81.2 | 14.9 | 10% | 0 | £39,874 |
| 2015/16 | 80.9 | 14.9 | 12% | 0 | £38,183 |
| 2014/15 | 81.4 | 15.0 | 15% | 0 | £38,068 |
| 2013/14 | 68.3 | 17.8 | 8% | 0 | £37,734 |
| 2012/13 | 76.7 | 15.9 | 28% | 0 | £39,517 |
| 2011/12 | 82.5 | 15.0 | 12% | 0 | £37,873 |
| 2010/11 | 91.7 | 13.4 | 16% | 0 | £37,618 |
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6.7% | 1.0% | 18.3% | 2.5% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 1.4% | 16.3% | 2.0% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 1.2% | 17.4% | 1.5% |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 1.0% | 23.4% | 1.3% |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 1.1% | 27.1% | 1.2% |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 0.7% | 8.7% | 0.2% |
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 0.7% | 8.0% | 0.1% |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 0.6% | 8.9% | 0.3% |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 0.7% | 9.0% | 0.5% |
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 teaching. Most often advertised: Learning & Behaviour Mentor, Teacher of Drama, Teacher of Music. Last advertised June 2026.
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Sources
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.
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