Orrell Holgate Academy

School Name: Orrell Holgate Academy
Address: Moor Road, Orrell
Town/City: Wigan
County: Lancashire
Postcode: WN5 8SJ
Telephone Number: 01942 776670
Website: http://www.holgate.wigan.sch.uk

Phase: Primary (ages 4-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2016
Trust: The Rowan Learning Trust
Sponsor: The Rowan Learning Trust

Headteacher: Mr James Lomax
Capacity: 210
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 198 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 94% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 18.7%

URN: 143389
DfE Number: 359/2023
UKPRN: 10057695
UPRN: 200004798540
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Wigan (E08000010)
Constituency: Makerfield (E14001350)
Electoral Ward: Orrell (E05015005)

Easting & Northing: 353056E, 404439N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 32' 6.48" N 2° 42' 34.59" W
Plus Code: 9C5VG7PR+35

DfE Record: View record

1. St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell (0.7km)
2. Orrell Newfold Community Primary School (0.8km)
3. Up Holland High School (0.9km)
4. St Peter's Catholic High School (1.0km)
5. Winstanley College (1.3km)
6. Dean Trust Wigan (1.5km)
7. Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy (1.7km)
8. St Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School (1.7km)
9. St John's CofE Primary School (1.8km)
10. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (2.0km)

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• Kirkby High School
• Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
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• Marus Bridge Primary School
• The Heys School
• Farington Primary School
• Whitley Village School
• The Acorns Primary and Nursery School
• Plantation Primary School
• Prescot Primary School

• Orrell Holgate Primary School