OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Manchester
Trust
THE DEAN TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,793
1,793 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
891
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
902
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
31.6 pts
above England
School
56.4%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
58.5 pts
above England
School
78.8%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
53.9%
967
Any other ethnic group
15.2%
272
Unclassified
5.2%
94
African
4.9%
88
Any other Asian background
4.0%
71
Indian
3.2%
58
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
17.1%
306 of
1,793 pupils
3.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.3 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
39.7
0.5 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.07 · 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
8.00%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.78 pts
higher than
England
School
8.00%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.48%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.67 pts
higher than
England
School
23.48%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.06%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.26 pts
higher than
England
School
2.06%
Manchester
2.21%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.0%
6.9 pts
above England
Abraham Moss Community School
98.0%
Manchester
108.3%
North West
99.7%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.