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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 July 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 23 May 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry504 applications · 208 places offered · 144 named it first
- 2026 2.4; Manchester median median 2.5
- 2025 2.0; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2024 2.3; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2023 2.4; Manchester median median 2.6
- 2022 2.0; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2021 2.2; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2020 2.3; Manchester median median 2.4
- 2019 2.4; Manchester median median 2.3
- 2018 2.6; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2017 2.1; Manchester median median 2.1
- 2016 1.1; Manchester median median 2.0
- This school
- Manchester median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 208 | 504 | 2.4 | 144 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2025 | 259 | 523 | 2.0 | 167 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2024 | 263 | 598 | 2.3 | 202 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2023 | 262 | 635 | 2.4 | 244 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2022 | 264 | 515 | 2.0 | 239 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2021 | 265 | 580 | 2.2 | 256 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 | 263 | 607 | 2.3 | 265 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2019 | 240 | 570 | 2.4 | 268 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2018 | 234 | 600 | 2.6 | 275 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2017 | 239 | 496 | 2.1 | 223 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 | 229 | 259 | 1.1 | 112 | 0.49 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 259 | 48.4 | 47% | 67% | – |
| 2024/25 | 271 | 46.6 | 37% | 64% | – |
| 2023/24 | 242 | 43.4 | 36% | 57% | +0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 234 | 44.7 | 37% | 61% | +0.03 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Dean Trust ArdwickThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.4applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · Manchester20264.1applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · ManchesterOutstanding20244.6applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · ManchesterGood20221.8applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · Manchester20262.2applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · ManchesterGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · ManchesterGood20234.1applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · Manchester20262.1applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · Manchester20262.5applications per place 51.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 141884 · 352/4007
- Trust
- The Dean Trust
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils · 1,329 on roll
- Free school meals
- 62.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Address
- 345 Stockport Road, Ardwick, Manchester, M13 0LF
- Local authority
- Manchester
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources