Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 25 March 2025
Compared with the local authority and England
Attainment 8 scores a pupil's best 8 GCSE results, out of about 90. Progress 8 compares those results with pupils who started secondary school at the same level: 0 is average.
| Measure | School | Wigan | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.7 | 43.4 | 46.1 |
Grade 4 is a standard pass; grade 5 is a strong pass.
| Measure | School | Wigan | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 61% | 65% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths | 50% | 55% | 60% |
The EBacc is English, maths, science, a language, and history or geography. It is a set of subjects rather than a qualification.
| Measure | School | Wigan | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering the EBacc | 49% | 30% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
Based on 130 pupils at the end of key stage 4.
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
Ofsted changed the Parent View questions in November 2025, so some questions differ between years.
100%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
36 responses up to 6 April 2026 · 5% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
94% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
100% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
94% agreeMy child has been bullied, and the school dealt with it quickly and effectively.
80% agreeMy child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
100% agreeDean Trust Rose Bridge's last overall grade from Ofsted was Requires Improvement, on 7 March 2023. Ofsted inspected it again on 25 March 2025 without giving an overall grade, as single-word grades ended in September 2024.
Apply through the council where you live by 31 October in your child's Year 6, for a place starting the following September. You apply to your home council even if Dean Trust Rose Bridge is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
No. Distance only counts when Dean Trust Rose Bridge has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Dean Trust Rose Bridge had 699 pupils aged 11 to 16 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 750. It is a mixed school with no sixth form, so students move on at 16.
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