Dean Trust Ardwick
345 Stockport Road, Manchester, M13 0LF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DEAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Worthington
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Dean Trust
- Constituency
- Manchester Rusholme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,329
- URN
- 141884
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619722988
About this school
Dean Trust Ardwick is a secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,329 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dean Trust Ardwick, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 234 | 242 | 271 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.7 | 43.4 | 46.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.03 -0.16 to +0.22 | +0.12 -0.07 to +0.30 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 35.5% | 36.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 56.6% | 63.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 50% | 58.3% | 62.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Dean Trust Ardwick has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.7 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.4 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.6 | 43.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,292 |
| 2023/24 | 1,315 |
| 2024/25 | 1,339 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dean Trust Ardwick compares
Dean Trust Ardwick ranked 18th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.6 | 6.8% | 59.3% | 1,329 | — |
| St Peter's RC High School | 47.4 | 5.6% | 51.5% | 1,013 | 0.7 miles |
| Co-op Academy Belle Vue | — | 6.5% | 62.3% | 946 | 0.8 miles |
| Manchester Academy | 45.4 | 7.8% | 57.2% | 1,025 | 1.1 miles |
| Manchester Enterprise Academy Central | 46.1 | 7% | 53% | 1,049 | 1.1 miles |
| The East Manchester Academy | 41.9 | 7.8% | 61.4% | 1,035 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.3%
- English as an additional language
- 66.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.79%
- Persistent absence
- 20.28%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Peter's RC High School0.7 miles
Secondary
-
Co-op Academy Belle Vue0.8 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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Manchester Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central1.1 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
The East Manchester Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Dean Trust Ardwick ranks 26th of the 59 ranked secondary schools in Manchester.
- Audenshaw School Secondary
- Broadoak School Secondary
- Burnage Academy for Boys Secondary
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Secondary
- Chorlton High School Secondary
- CHS South Secondary
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue Secondary
- Co-op Academy Failsworth Secondary
- Co-op Academy Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy North Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy Swinton Secondary
- Co-op Academy Walkden Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Dean Trust Ardwick teach?
- Dean Trust Ardwick teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Dean Trust Ardwick?
- The headteacher of Dean Trust Ardwick is Mr Steven Worthington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dean Trust Ardwick been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dean Trust Ardwick, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Dean Trust Ardwick?
- Dean Trust Ardwick has 1,329 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Dean Trust Ardwick full?
- Dean Trust Ardwick has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,329 on roll (111%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dean Trust Ardwick a faith school?
- No. Dean Trust Ardwick has no designated religious character.
- Is Dean Trust Ardwick part of an academy trust?
- Dean Trust Ardwick is part of THE DEAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dean Trust Ardwick's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.7 in 2022/23 and 46.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dean Trust Ardwick compare with other schools in Manchester?
- Dean Trust Ardwick ranked 18th of 30 secondary schools in Manchester for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dean Trust Ardwick's absence rate?
- Dean Trust Ardwick's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dean Trust Ardwick's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dean Trust Ardwick's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.