I remember a big mobile phone boom in wigan in about 2005, loads of 075 numbers knocking about

Wow you really can argue about anything on here...local area codes, postcodes and which borough Lowton belongs to . Bring on the season!!

Swinley or Whitley are your best areas walk into the town centre and only down the road for the rugby got everything you want

Back on topic......

Who cares about the High School your sons/daughters go to? Frankly it's about as difficult to get an A grade at GC (Easy) SE as it is to put on a hat.

Just make sure they get into Winstanley College. Surely the best A Level College in Wigan?

But a school for borderline pupils. If the kids aren't quite at the level they wantthen they don't want to know. We were lucky but I know of quite a few who weren't.

John Rigby is a more "caring" college.
I've had kids/grandkids go to both.

the operative word being WAS.

Rose bridge is better these days i believe....and the OP would find Ince ideal...but avoid the belle green lane estates

Rofl.

That's the point (or should be) of schools. Those with the ability go to Uni, (and I mean proper Uni, not "University" of Wigan) . Not everyone can be a brain surgeon.

John Rigby was always an "Ok" place to go. Not in the same league as Winstanley, but then again it never pretended to be.

and John Rigby has a lower entrance qualification (ie points based on A level results) than Winstanley...so it follows that Winstanley get the brainier pupils, but not neccisarily the better ones

If I had the choice I would send my kids (from experience) to John Rigby regardless of how "bright" they were. If they had the ability it wouldn't matter, they would still go to Uni.

I have had two who went to John Rigby and one to Winstanley. One of the ones who went to John Rigby has done as well if not better than the one who went to Winstanley, and is certainly better rounded. (both went to Uni) and has more common sense.

The other one is a daft lad who we all love on here, but he's happy.

Just to put into perspective, the one who went to Winstanley advised her niece (my grandaughter) to go to John Rigby.

Eddy Arrows was always the brainiac school when i was at school, so there you go, move to Ashton instead.

Well it's between there and John Rigby as Wigan have moved all their A-levels to Leigh. Ten years ago Wigan was miles ahead of Winstanley in Geography, Geology and Environmental studies at least.
Is Winstanley still the higher education choice of the pushy middle-class parent?

Now come on!

Ok cards on the table I went to Winstanley.

Reason? - it was the best college in Wigan.

All things considered, I am led to believe it remains that way.

I have family who go to Winstanley, and also who go to John Rigby. Suffice to say those who go to Winstanley had the choice to go anywhere.....those who go to JR................maybe not.


To call it the choice of the "Middle Class parent" is laughable. Didn't you know we are "all middle class now"? rofl.

I am a firm believer in the fact that way too many students go to A Levels and "University" nowdays.

Do you really need a degree to be a plumber? etc

The nr Warrington is a myth. It's just warrington. Yet everyone in lowton knows it's actually Wigan.