Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy
Special / other · Hindley, Wigan · WN2 3RX
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 30 November 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
106 pupils · 55% of 193 capacity
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 74.5% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 5.5% of pupils
- SEN support
- 82.8% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 17.2% of pupils
- Website
- www.ttapa.net
- URN
- 140627
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
98% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 13 May 2025: S5 Inspection
- 29 November 2023: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- 13 February 2018: Outstanding
- 21 September 2016: Section 8 Inspection due to Parental Complaint
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.