Dean Trust Ardwick

Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–16Mixed

345 Stockport Road, Ardwick, Manchester, M13 0LF

Headteacher · Mr Steven Worthington

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 9 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,329Capacity 1,200

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 12 July 2023

TrustThe Dean Trust

Free school meals62.1%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 July 2023.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Manchester council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

All 144 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered208

Applications504

First choice144

First-choice offers144

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).