After disappointment in 2019 comes elation in 2022 as Byrchall High School in Wigan has gone from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’, according to a recent Ofsted report. The Ashton -based school was judged to be “good” in all four inspection areas by the inspector.
Ofsted said that the school’s strategy “has pupils’ best interests at heart” and that improvements made over recent years have made “a real and positive difference to the quality of pupil’s education”. This is something that has brought delight to the headteacher after his school bounced back from the coronavirus pandemic.
Alan Birchall, headteacher at Byrchall, said: “We are genuinely pleased with the outcome of the report.