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Dean Trust Rose Bridge

Holt Street, Ince, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN1 3HD ·

Ofsted:Some areas below Good· 2025

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Wigan. Ofsted inspection (March 2025): Some areas below Good (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are below the England average (Attainment 8: 39.7 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 96 families put it first for 148 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–16
Pupils: 692
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Wigan
Academy trust: THE DEAN TRUST
Headteacher: Miss Lucy Cropper
Opened: Feb 2019

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 25 Mar 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 130 pupils

Attainment 8

39.7

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

29.2%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

53.8%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.60

2023/24 · CI -0.85 to -0.35

This school

39.7

Wigan

43.4

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 141746), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

148

1st preferences

All applications

201

1st prefs per place

0.65

Fewer first choices than places

96 of 96 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

699

Capacity

750

92% full

Girls / boys

50/50

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)58.1%
English as an additional language16.7%
SEN support26.8%
Education, Health and Care plan2.1%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.