Dean Trust Wigan
About the school
Dean Trust Wigan 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
- 17 October 2023
- Published
- 27 November 2023
- Inspection type
- Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 33.1
- 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
- 22.60%
- Wigan
- 38.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 37.70%
- Wigan
- 61.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 60.40%
- Wigan
- 29.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.06
- 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
770
Girls
48.57%
Boys
51.43%
SEN support
25.58%
Education, health and care plan
1.30%
English as an additional language
11.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
57.27%
Overall absence
9.04
Persistent absence
26.14
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
137
Sustained education or employment
83%
Education
74%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
11%