Dean Trust Wigan
Address
Greenhey Orrell Wigan , Greater Manchester , WN5 0DQ England
Coordinates	53°32′27″N 2°41′18″W / 53.54094°N 2.68827°W / 53.54094; -2.68827
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Wigan Council
Department for Education URN	144519 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Barry Bridden[1]
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	725 as of April 2022[update]
Website	www.deantrustwigan.co.uk

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]

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.

Academics

DTW offers GCSEs, BTECs and vocational courses as programmes of study for pupils.^[6] The school also offers adult education courses in the evening.^[7]

Notable former pupils

• Limahl, pop singer^[8]