Dean Trust Ardwick
About the school
Dean Trust Ardwick is an open secondary school in Manchester.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 July 2023
- Published
- 24 September 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.6
- Manchester
- 44.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Manchester
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 36.90%
- Manchester
- 41.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 63.50%
- Manchester
- 61.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 62.40%
- Manchester
- 46.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.21
- Manchester
- 4.01
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1339
Girls
42.42%
Boys
57.58%
SEN support
10.46%
Education, health and care plan
3.14%
English as an additional language
66.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
59.30%
Overall absence
6.79
Persistent absence
20.28
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
234
Sustained education or employment
85%
Education
84%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
10%