Dean Trust Ardwick
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Manchester
Dean Trust Ardwick is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- 345 Stockport Road, Ardwick, Manchester, M13 0LF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,329 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 62.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 July 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have high expectations of all pupils at Dean Trust Ardwick.”
- “They engage positively with the education they receive.”
- “They value the support they receive to help them to follow the school rules.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, some teachers’ knowledge of how best to deliver the curriculum is less well developed.”
- “In these cases, pupils do not make the same gains in what they know and remember as securely as they do elsewhere.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 144 first-preference applications, 208 offers in total, 144 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2026, as Manchester published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- St Peter's RC High School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Manchester Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Manchester Enterprise Academy Central 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The East Manchester Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Trinity CofE High School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Cedar Mount Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Levenshulme High School 1.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published