Deanery High School

The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form
Address
Map
Frog Lane

Wigan
,
Greater Manchester
,
WN1 1HQ

Scotland
Coordinates53°32′54″N 2°38′17″W / 53.5483°N 2.6381°W / 53.5483; -2.6381
Information
TypeVoluntary aided school
MottoWork hard, be kind, make a difference
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1977 (1977)
Local authorityWigan
Department for Education URN106534 Tables
HeadteacherMartin Wood[1]
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 19
Enrolment1425
Colour(s)  
Navy Blue and Gray
Websitehttps://www.deanery.wigan.sch.uk/

The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is a Church of England voluntary aided school.

The school's campus is located near the town centre, very close to Wigan bus station and the main Royal Mail sorting office.[2]

History

The school opened in 1971 as a successor to All Saints School, which was founded in 1931.[3] It was previously housed mainly in former All Saints buildings; however, starting in summer 2015 most of these old buildings were demolished in order to make way for a new £20 million build, funded under the Government's Priority Schools' Building Programme (PSBP).[4][5] The classrooms, offices and other facilities once housed in the now demolished buildings were relocated into temporary buildings at the rear of the school near its all-weather pitch, with the first new buildings to be occupied in September 2017, after which the rest of the old buildings were to be demolished.[6] The school's sports hall was also renovated, with the classrooms in that building, formerly used for English, now housing a new music department, featuring two larger classrooms, a recording studio, an office for the heads of the performing arts and PE departments and a staff work room for the two departments.

Academics

The Deanery High School has a 6th Form College, offering A-Levels as well as Level 2 and 3 BTEC courses.[7] Until 2017, the school offered Latin at GCSE level; it had previously also been an A-Level subject.[8]

The 2022 OFSTED report said the school is "good".[9]

Headteachers

  • John Sharples, 1971–1987
  • Richard Williams, 1987–1997
  • Roger Mallows, 1997–2007
  • John Whiteley (acting), 2005–2006
  • Janice Rowlands (acting), 2008
  • Stephen Brierley, 2008–2013
  • Janice Rowlands, 2013–2019
  • Martin Wood, 2019–present

Former students

References

  1. ^ Staff: Senior Leadership Team, Deanery High School, retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Deanery High School" (Map). Google Maps.
  3. ^ "School celebrates 75th anniversary", Wigan Today, 24 May 2007, retrieved 16 October 2017 (Someone's birthday) .
  4. ^ Rachel Howarth, The New Deanery High School, Deanery High School, retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Schools' £50m overhaul", Wigan Today, 31 March 2017, retrieved 16 October 2017.
  6. ^ Letter to parents from the Headteacher, 6 December 2016, archived on 1 March 2017.
  7. ^ Sixth Form College, Deanery High School, retrieved 16 October 2017.
  8. ^ Andrew Nowell, "A final lesson in Latin", Wigan Today, 2 June 2017, retrieved 16 October 2017.
  9. ^ The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College, OFSTED, 28 October 2016.
  10. ^ Alice McKeegan, "Warrington prop keeping mum happy with World Cup dream", Manchester Evening News, 18 October 2013, updated 3 February 2014, retrieved 16 October 2017.
  11. ^ Gareth A. Davies, "Jon Pollock - my school sport", The Daily Telegraph, 16 May 2012, retrieved 16 October 2017.