Dean Trust Rose Bridge
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 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Dean Trust Rose Bridge is a secondary school in Wigan for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 March 2025. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2010 to 2026 entry.
Dean Trust Rose Bridge 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
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, though places ran out (a last distance was published) in 1 of the 16 earlier years.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 had 96 first-choice applications for 148 offers: 0.6 first choices per offer, the lowest of 19 Wigan secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 39.7 (England 46).
- Its 2024/25 share getting grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths was the 2nd 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
- Holt Street, Ince, Wigan, WN1 3HD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 692 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 March 2025
Strengths
- “The school is a welcoming, safe and caring environment for all pupils.”
- “Staff forge strong, trusting relationships with pupils and their families.”
- “Pupils know that there is always someone who they can talk to if they need support or help.”
To improve
- “However, these curriculums are not delivered as well as they could be.”
- “This prevents pupils from achieving as highly as they should.”
- “However, it is too early to consider the impact of this work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2025 (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) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39.7 | 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: 96 first-preference applications, 148 offers in total, 96 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.
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic High School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hawkley Hall High School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Outwood Academy Hindley 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dean Trust Wigan 3.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic High School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Shevington High School 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cansfield High School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published