Admissions
It has a mixed intake of both boys and girls aged 11–16. The current student population is approximately 1200. The current headteacher is Mr. Alan Birchall. The Byrchall High School is one of three secondary schools in Ashton, the other two being St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, located next to Byrchall High School, and Cansfield High School.
The school is sandwiched between the A49 and the M6 on the southern edge of the Wigan borough, neighbouring St Helens.
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