Thinking about moving back to the Wigan area for the first time in a very long time. Looking at the Redrow houses opposite Robin Park. Anyone know what the area/schools are like? I know it'll be handy for the rugby and the missus shopping!

If you want good schools Billinge is the place. St Marys and Chapel End both are very good primary schools. St. Marys is a feeder school for St. Peters at Orrell, one of the top performing schools in the county. There are some nice new builds on the old Billinge Hospital site.

Too close to enemy territory there for me Brian. It's bad enough working with a couple of the buggers never mind having to live on the same street as a load of them.

Try Lowton

I'd vouch for St Peter's good school with plenty of positive discipline seems to get the best out of it's students it would be my pick of high schools in the area.

Isnt lowton in Wire?

Quote: Thalamus Wept "Thinking about moving back to the Wigan area for the first time in a very long time. Looking at the Redrow houses opposite Robin Park. Anyone know what the area/schools are like? I know it'll be handy for the rugby and the missus shopping!'" Best schools in Wigan www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/educa ... m?compare= The housing estate you're talking about is at the bottom end of Marsh Green...

Quote: Thalamus Wept "Thinking about moving back to the Wigan area for the first time in a very long time. Looking at the Redrow houses opposite Robin Park. Anyone know what the area/schools are like? I know it'll be handy for the rugby and the missus shopping!'" Best schools in Wigan www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/educa ... m?compare= The housing estate you're talking about is at the bottom end of Marsh Green...

How Lowton (nestled between Golborne & Leigh which is part of Wigan Borough) and on our side of the East Lancs Road could be classed as Warrington is one of life's great mysteries.

Dunno, WA postcode, GMP police, pays to Wigan council, Gtr Manchester borders, 01942 dial code, make your own mind up?

A very good friend of mine is living in Wigan now, having moved up from Northamptonshire/Hertfordshire, in a rented house, and is thinking of buying a house there now. He won't need the services of the schools, so what areas should he be looking at? He's currently living near the Infirmary.

Don't wanna go near St Peters the bible bashers haha. Up Holland high all the way (* terrible school really with too many skem people but I went so have defend it)

I thought Deanery was Wigans premier school?

Going back to places with an identity crisis, i live in Barnet, Barnet council being one of the big 'London' councils, yet my address is Hertfordshire and my postcode is EN5 which is Enfield, Enfield being in Middlesex?

Get the kids a good foundation in RL and choose St John Fisher not far from the area you are looking at.