Dean Trust Wigan
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 144519
- Address
- Greenhey, Orrell, WN5 0DQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 808 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52.1%
- Persistent absence
- 31.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.1%
White British 83.7%
Other White 5.2%
African 3.1%
Other 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
Mixed 1.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.52
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.39
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 14%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 30.4
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.82
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 30 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 31 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 20 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 45 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 135 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 135 |
| French | GCSE | 75 |
Admissions
Dean Trust Wigan
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 122
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 158 80 78 |
| Year 8 | 179 94 85 |
| Year 9 | 151 71 80 |
| Year 10 | 166 90 76 |
| Year 11 | 154 82 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 60.0% 82.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 40.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 6.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 13.0% 5.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 20.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.3% 1.0% |