Abraham Guest Academy

Abraham Guest Academy
Type	Academy
Principal	Mr Paul Bousfield
Location	Greenhey Orrell Wigan Greater Manchester WN5 0DQ England Coordinates: 53°32′27″N 2°41′18″W / 53.54094°N 2.68827°W / 53.54094; -2.68827
Local authority	Wigan Council
DfE number	359/4001
DfE URN	137210 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–16
Website	School website

Abraham Guest Academy (formerly Abraham Guest High School) is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in the Orrell area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester.^[1]

Previously a foundation school administered by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, Abraham Guest High School converted to academy status on 1 January 2012 and was renamed Abraham Guest Academy. The school is now sponsored by Winstanley College,^[2] however it continues to coordinate with Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions.

Abraham Guest Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and vocational courses as programmes of study for pupils. The school also offers a number of adult education courses in the evening to the local community.^[3]

Notable former pupils

Limahl, pop singer

References

External links

Abraham Guest Academy official website

Schools in Wigan

Secondary schools	Abraham Guest Academy Atherton Community School Bedford High School Byrchall High School Deanery High School Fred Longworth High School Golborne High School Hawkley Hall High School Hindley High School Lowton CE High School Rose Bridge Academy St Edmund Arrowsmith RC High School St Mary's RC High School St Peter's RC High School St John Fisher RC High School Shevington High School Standish Community High School Westleigh High School

Special schools	Newbridge Learning Community

FE & sixth form colleges	St John Rigby College Wigan and Leigh College Winstanley College Wigan UTC

Defunct schools	PEMBEC High School

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