# Dean Trust Wigan

Dean Trust Wigan is a secondary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 715 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E144519. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 715
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 144519

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 23 June 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Dean Trust Wigan was 37.5, against 45.1 in Wigan and 46.2 in England.
25.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Wigan | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 37.5 | 45.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25.2% | 43% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46.8% | 63.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 139 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orrell-lamberhead-green-academy-e143388): 180 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St John's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-cofe-primary-school-e106451): 450 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Peter's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-high-school-e106537): 780 m. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Westfield Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-community-school-e134742): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-primary-school-wigan-e131228): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, January 2024. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Marsh Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marsh-green-primary-school-e106403): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144519)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144519)

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