Dean Trust Wigan
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Wigan (Wigan).
Attainment 8
37.5
▼ 8.7 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
25.2%
▼ 21pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.0%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
14.9
▼ 1.8 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
58.2%
▲ 31pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
16.4%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
70%
715 / 1,025 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jun 2026
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Dean Trust Wigan is a secondary school located in Wigan. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 770 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,025. It is part of the THE DEAN TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Jen Evans.
Key facts
- URN
- 144519
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Constituency
- Wigan
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (11 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Davis | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2017 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Evans | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Amanda Arkwright | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Jill Raughter | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Lucy Cropper | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Emma Heyes | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Debra Beale | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Jen Evans | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Kenneth Wade | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Vincent Groome | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| David Rosbottom | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Greg Knight Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Vince Groome Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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