Dean Trust Rose Bridge
About the school
Dean Trust Rose Bridge is an open secondary school in Wigan.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 25 March 2025
- Published
- 13 May 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.7
- Wigan
- 43.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Wigan
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 29.20%
- Wigan
- 38.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 53.80%
- Wigan
- 61.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 48.50%
- Wigan
- 29.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.39
- Wigan
- 3.73
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
699
Girls
48.78%
Boys
51.22%
SEN support
26.75%
Education, health and care plan
2.15%
English as an additional language
16.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
58.08%
Overall absence
8.72
Persistent absence
25.51
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
131
Sustained education or employment
86%
Education
73%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
10%
Not sustained
10%