Dean Trust Ardwick | Secondary in Manchester | Ofsted & DfE

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

37%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

46.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

62%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1140.1

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,339

Pupils · 2024/25

67%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

37%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

46.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

62%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1140.1

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,339

Pupils · 2024/25

67%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

37%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

46.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

62%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1140.1

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,339

Pupils · 2024/25

67%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/07/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityManchester

PhaseSecondary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio15.2:1

Admissions—

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Dean Trust Ardwick · Secondary · Manchester

Part ofTHE DEAN TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

64%

+7pp

64%60%57%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 64%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

37%

+1pp

45%40%36%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 37%

Attainment 8

46.6

+3.2

50.947.143.4

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 46.6

EBacc entry

62%

+4pp

62%56%50%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 62%

EBacc APS

1140.1

+195.1

1140.11029.8919.5

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1140.1

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,339

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

67%

FSM eligible

59%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

20%

Contact

Address

345 Stockport Road, Manchester, M13 0LF

Local authority

Manchester

Website

http://deantrustardwick.co.uk/

Telephone

01619722988

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	64%	37%	46.6	Not applicable	62%	1140.1	69%	1,339
2023/24	57%	36%	43.4	+0.12	58%	945.0	64%	1,315
2022/23	61%	37%	44.7	+0.03	50%	919.5	57%	1,292
2021/22	64%	45%	50.9	+0.46	50%	1082.1	56%	1,258
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	893
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	652
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	Not published	397

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,339	17.4	14%	67%	59%	7%	20%
2023/24	1,315	17.1	11%	63%	53%	7%	21%
2022/23	1,292	17.0	15%	63%	53%	7%	18%
2021/22	1,258	19.1	16%	59%	51%	6%	18%
2020/21	1,268	18.0	16%	56%	51%	—	—
2018/19	893	17.2	16%	64%	55%	3%	7%
2017/18	—	16.7	—	—	—	3%	6%
2016/17	397	—	12%	58%	59%	4%	9%