OFSTED
11 April 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Trafford
Trust
THE DEAN TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,609
1,609 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
712
44.3% of pupils
Male pupils
897
55.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.4 pts
below England
School
14.4%
Trafford
16.9%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.8 pts
below England
School
15.5%
Trafford
23.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Trafford
0.8%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
65.0%
1,046
Chinese
5.8%
93
Any other White background
3.7%
59
Any other ethnic group
3.4%
55
Unclassified
3.4%
54
Pakistani
3.1%
50
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.8%
351 of
1,609 pupils
1.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
52.1
12.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.04 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.67%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.54 pts
lower than
England
School
5.67%
Trafford
5.62%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.86 pts
lower than
England
School
11.96%
Trafford
13.07%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.87%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.06 pts
higher than
England
School
1.87%
Trafford
1.46%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
102.5%
10.2 pts
above England
Ashton-on-Mersey School
102.5%
Trafford
98.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.