Dean Trust Wigan
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 17 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
- 770 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 11.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 56%
- Persistent absence
- 24.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.6%
White British 81.3%
Other White 4.4%
African 3.9%
Other 2.7%
Unclassified 2.5%
Mixed 2%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 60%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.9
Local authority average 43.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.06
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 23 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 12 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 157 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 157 |
| Geography | GCSE | 56 |
Admissions
Dean Trust Wigan
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 134
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 129 67 62 |
| Year 8 | 156 77 79 |
| Year 9 | 178 94 84 |
| Year 10 | 146 70 76 |
| Year 11 | 161 88 73 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 33.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.4% 3.0% |