Dean Trust Wigan
Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–16Mixed
Greenhey, Orrell, Wigan, WN5 0DQ
Headteacher · Mrs Jen Evans
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Key facts
Pupils715Capacity 1,025
OfstedRequires improvementInspected 17 October 2023
TrustThe Dean Trust
Free school meals58.2%
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded inspection on 17 October 2023.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026
For September 2027. Apply through Wigan council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.
How to apply in WiganNearby schools for the same ages
- St Peter's Catholic High School0.5 mi
- Up Holland High School1.5 mi
- St John Fisher Catholic High School1.9 mi
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College2.1 mi
- Hawkley Hall High School2.5 mi