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Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Holt Street, Ince, Wigan WN1 3HD · deantrustrosebridge.co.uk · 01942 510712
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Wigan 43.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 692
- 92% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 61.3%
- First language not English
- 17.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Dean Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 96 families put the school first and 148 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 | 148 | 96 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 136 | 86 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 97 | 73 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 130 | 89 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 150 | 99 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.7, and 29.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲48.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.39 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 141746)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 14.3 | −3.2 |
| Further education | 57.9 | −2.7 |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 2.3 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 20.3 | +12.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Dean Trust Rose Bridge on 25 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 141746), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 141746)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 36
- 5% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on 15 parents (42%) whose child was bullied
based on 13 parents (36%) with SEND