Dean Trust Wigan Explained

Dean Trust Wigan
Type:Academy
Head:Jen Evans[1]
Address:Greenhey
Location:Orrell
City:Wigan
Postcode:WN5 0DQ
County:Greater Manchester
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5409°N -2.6883°W
Local Authority:Wigan Council
Urn:144519
Ofsted:yes
Enrolment:791
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16

Dean Trust Wigan, formerly Abraham Guest Academy and Abraham Guest High School, is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in the Orrell area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester.The school has been shortlisted as Wigan and Leigh Secondary school of the year for 2021.[2] It is part of The Dean Trust.

History

Previously a foundation school administered by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, Abraham Guest High School converted to academy status in January 2012, having been controlled by the governing body of Winstanley College via the Winstanley Abraham Guest Trust, and also as an academy sponsor[3] until it was taken over by The Dean Trust, at which point it was renamed Dean Trust Wigan in April 2017[4] as it joined a trust of good and outstanding schools across the North West,[5] however it continues to coordinate with Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions. The school used to offer adult education courses in the evening.[6]

Academic Offerings

DTW offers GCSEs, BTECs and vocational courses as programmes of study for pupils.[7] The school also offers adult budget cooking sessions after school hours.[8]

Notable Alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dean Trust Wigan . Get Information about Schools . Gov.UK . 28 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Home. The Dean Trust Wigan.
  3. Web site: 2012-06-13 . Winstanley College - Case Study . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229024223/https://repository.excellencegateway.org.uk/Winstanley%20College%20-%20Case%20Study.pdf . 2023-12-29 . 2023-12-29.
  4. Web site: Dean Trust Wigan - GOV.UK. get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  5. Web site: Abraham Guest Academy Overview . 2014-10-22 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150912035102/http://www.abrahamguest.wigan.sch.uk/overviewmessage.html . 2015-09-12 .
  6. Web site: Abraham Guest Academy Parent Information . 2014-10-22 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150210094242/http://www.abrahamguest.wigan.sch.uk/adultedu.html . 2015-02-10 .
  7. Web site: Curriculum Overview. The Dean Trust Wigan.
  8. Web site: Cooking on a budget. The Dean Trust Wigan.