Dean Trust Wigan
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Wigan
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wigan Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2010–2025 trend 🔒
Dean Trust Wigan is a secondary school in Wigan for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 17 October 2023. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2010 to 2026 entry.
Dean Trust Wigan catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 9 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 58.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Wigan is 28.9%.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 16 earlier years.
- Year 7 2026 had 110 first-choice applications for 140 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 23% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Wigan.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wigan schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Greenhey, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0DQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 715 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 17 October 2023
Strengths
- “In recent years, the lived experiences of pupils at Dean Trust Wigan have changed beyond recognition.”
- “Dean Trust Wigan is a school where pupils feel safe, happy and like they genuinely belong.”
- “Leaders’ improvements to the culture in this school are palpable.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ achievement at the end of key stage 4 remains inconsistent.”
- “Occasionally, this practice is not as effective within lessons, and pupils' misconceptions are not addressed.”
- “Occasionally, the adaptations teachers make do not benefit some pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 23% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 33.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 110 first-preference applications, 140 offers in total, 110 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wigan.
- St Peter's Catholic High School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic High School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hawkley Hall High School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shevington High School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dean Trust Rose Bridge 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Standish Community High School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cansfield High School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published