Multi-academy trust
The Dean Trust
11 schools across 4 local authorities in North West, teaching 8,919 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 11
- Primary
- 4
- Secondary
- 7
- Pupils
- 8,919
- Average Attainment 8
- 41.9
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 59%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 11 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits about level with the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is -0.30 (interval -0.38 to -0.22). The interval sits entirely below zero, so this looks like a real shortfall rather than noise. Weighted by 1,390 pupils across 7 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
7 of the trust's 11 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 4 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 5 Good, 2 Requires improvement; 4 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in The Dean Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Moss Community SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | No overall grade | 39.7 | -0.07-0.26 to 0.11 · not a win | |
| Blacklow Brow SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Liverpool | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Forest Gate AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Park View AcademyAcademy converter | Liverpool | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Partington Central AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ashton-on-Mersey SchoolAcademy converter | Sale | Good 2024 | 52.1 | 0.04-0.13 to 0.22 · not a win | |
| Broadoak SchoolAcademy converter | Manchester | Requires improvement 2024 | 42.4 | -0.58-0.89 to -0.28 | |
| Dean Trust ArdwickAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2023 | 46.6 | 0.12-0.07 to 0.30 · not a win | |
| Dean Trust Rose BridgeAcademy sponsor led | Wigan | No overall grade | 39.7 | -0.60-0.85 to -0.35 | |
| Dean Trust WiganAcademy sponsor led | Wigan | Requires improvement 2023 | 33.1 | -1.12-1.35 to -0.89 | |
| Lord Derby AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Liverpool | Good 2023 | 39.9 | -0.59-0.78 to -0.40 |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.