# Dean Trust Ardwick

Dean Trust Ardwick is a secondary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,329 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E141884. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,329
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 141884

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, July 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 12 July 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Dean Trust Ardwick was 48.4, against 45.6 in Manchester and 46.2 in England.
47.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 48.4 | 45.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47.1% | 44.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66.8% | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 259 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Plymouth Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plymouth-grove-primary-school-e105443): 210 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e105503): 230 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-primary-school-manchester-e105550): 290 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St John's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-cofe-primary-school-e105504): 480 m. Primary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Armitage CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/armitage-cofe-primary-school-e105502): 650 m. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-chrysostoms-cofe-primary-school-e105491): 750 m. Primary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141884)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141884)

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