Dean Trust Ardwick

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Manchester
Unique reference
141884
Address
345 Stockport Road, Ardwick, M13 0LF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1339 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
57.6%
Girls
42.4%
First language not English
66.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
55.9%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 27.6%
African 13.7%
Other 13.1%
Bangladeshi 12.7%
Mixed 12.1%
Unclassified 3.6%
Indian 3.5%
Other Asian 3.3%
White British 3.1%
Caribbean 2.6%
Other White 2.1%
Other Black 1.2%
Chinese 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 62%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 37%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.5
Local authority average 44.7
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.2
Local authority average 4
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award22
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award10
Speech & DramaTechnical Award17
TourismTechnical Award18
ArabicGCSE13
Art & DesignGCSE50
BiologyGCSE52
Business Studies:SingleGCSE124
ChemistryGCSE52
ChineseGCSE3
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Dean Trust Ardwick

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
259
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
167
2nd preference
111
3rd preference
114
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
167
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
16
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.2
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
264
156
108
Year 8
268
156
112
Year 9
267
153
114
Year 10
265
162
103
Year 11
275
144
131
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
86.3%
85.5%
Further education
45.0%
39.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
14.0%
15.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
24.0%
31.3%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
1.7%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
1.3%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
10.0%
7.0%
5.7%
Destination unknown
4.0%
3.7%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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