Academy sponsor led · Wigan

Dean Trust Rose Bridge

11–16Ages
692Pupils
SecondaryPhase
146797URN

Holt Street, Ince, Wigan, WN1 3HD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.7 below Wigan median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Wigan

201 applications for 148 places · 18th of 19 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.9of 90

Wigan 45.5 England 46.0

18th of 19 in Wigan

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Wigan median (2.1) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

201 applications · 148 places offered · 96 named it first

2026 1.4; Wigan median median 2.1
2025 1.2; Wigan median median 2.2
2024 1.5; Wigan median median 2.2
2023 1.3; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 1.3; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 1.3; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 1.3; Wigan median median 1.9
2019 1.2; Wigan median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Wigan median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Wigan median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Wigan median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Wigan median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Wigan median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Wigan median

Dashed bars: as Rose Bridge Academy (URN 141746), Rose Bridge High School (URN 106522), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	148	201	1.4	96	0.65
Sep 2025	136	157	1.2	86	0.63
Sep 2024	97	142	1.5	73	0.75
Sep 2023	130	168	1.3	89	0.68
Sep 2022	150	190	1.3	99	0.66
Sep 2021	131	173	1.3	112	0.85
Sep 2020	136	176	1.3	96	0.71
Sep 2019 *	146	169	1.2	82	0.56
Sep 2018 *	140	293	2.1	170	1.21
Sep 2017 *	136	254	1.9	136	1.00
Sep 2016 *	143	272	1.9	136	0.95
Sep 2015 *	140	220	1.6	102	0.73
Sep 2014 *	118	249	2.1	98	0.83

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

123 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.918th of 19 in Wigan

Wigan 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%17th of 19 in Wigan

Wigan 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%

Wigan 65% England 66%

This school
Wigan median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.60

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	123	38.9	34%	50%	–
2024/25	130	39.7	29%	54%	–
2023/24	133	37.4	26%	47%	−0.60
2022/23	131	36.0	21%	41%	−1.10

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Dean Trust Rose BridgeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
1.8 km · Wigan

2026

3.0applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
St John Fisher Catholic High School
3.0 km · Wigan

2026

2.1applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
Hawkley Hall High School
3.1 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Hindley
3.5 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
Dean Trust Wigan
5.2 km · Wigan

2026

1.2applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
St Peter's Catholic High School
6.0 km · Wigan

Good2024

2.4applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Shevington High School
6.1 km · Wigan

2026

3.5applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Westhoughton High School
6.2 km · Bolton

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.4applications per place 40.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146797 · 359/4012
Trust: The Dean Trust
Capacity: 750 pupils · 692 on roll
Free school meals: 61.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2019
Replaced: Rose Bridge Academy (URN 141746); Rose Bridge High School (URN 106522)
Address: Holt Street, Ince, Wigan, WN1 3HD
Local authority: Wigan

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources