The school is slightly smaller than average and serves an area of mixed housing. The majority of students are White British. The school achieved specialist engineering college status in September 2004. It works in collaboration with four local high schools and together they have formed a skills centre delivering construction and engineering skills for 14–16-year-old students from each school. The school has recently developed a resourced provision with 15 places for students with autistic spectrum disorders. The proportion of students with special educational needs and/or disabilities is above average.
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WN3 Carr Lane, Hawkley Hall, Wigan
WN3 5NY 
