Dean Trust Rose Bridge

State-Funded School

dean-trust-rose-bridge-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

WiganConstituency

WN1 3HDPostcode

2.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Dean Trust Rose Bridge is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Wigan, North West.

It currently serves 692 pupils. Dean Trust Rose Bridge is part of THE DEAN TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.39

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

692

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

61%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 692
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE DEAN TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 May 2025	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
3 May 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
12 Mar 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.