The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College is a

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and

sixth form In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for ...

located in

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, England. It is a

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voluntary aided A voluntary aided school (VA school) is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust (usually a religious organisation), contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school. In m ...

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

History

The school opened in 1971 as a successor to All Saints School, which was founded in 1931. 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 £15 million build, funded under the Government's Priority Schools' Building Programme (PSBP). 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. 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

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College, offering A-Levels as well as Level 2 and 3 BTEC courses. Until 2017, the school offered Latin at GCSE level; it had previously also been an A-Level subject. The 2016

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report said the school is "good".

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–Current

Former students

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, Olympic athlete. * Chris Hill, Warrington Wolves and England

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

player * Jon Pollock, wheelchair basketballer, medallist at the

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Gareth A. Davies
"Jon Pollock - my school sport"
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'', 16 May 2012, retrieved 16 October 2017. *

References

{{authority control Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Liverpool Voluntary aided schools in England Educational institutions established in 1971 1971 establishments in England