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Dean Trust Wigan
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Greenhey, Orrell, Wigan WN5 0DQ · deantrustwigan.co.uk · 01942 511987
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 33.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Wigan 43.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 715
- 70% of 1,025 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 58.2%
- First language not English
- 13.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Dean Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 110 families put the school first and 140 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 140 | 110 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 134 | 63 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 122 | 82 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 142 | 80 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 164 | 81 | 0.5 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 33.1, and 22.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wigan it was 43.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼33.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼37.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲60.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.06 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137210)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.7 | −0.2 |
| Sixth form college | 22.5 | +8.7 |
| Further education | 51 | +1.9 |
| Other education | 1.3 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 4 | −6.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.3 | −7.4 |
| Activity not captured | 7.9 | +3.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Dean Trust Wigan on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137210), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2020Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137210)
What parents said
50% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 50%
- Replies
- 38
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied