Dean Trust Ardwick
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Dean Trust Ardwick is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Manchester, North West.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,329 pupils. Dean Trust Ardwick is part of THE DEAN TRUST.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2023
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Outstanding
Academic Performance
Around average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 46.6
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 36.9%
- EBacc average point score
- 4.21
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
59%Boys
41%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Most deprived
- Total pupils
- 1,329
- IDACI quintile
- 5 (Least deprived)
- MAT name
- THE DEAN TRUST
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
School remains Good
Ungraded inspection on 12 July 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.
Read the inspection letter on Ofsted| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2018 | Outstanding | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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Manchester Academy
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Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
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Manchester High School for Girls
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The East Manchester Academy
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Trinity CofE High School
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