Co-op Academy Manchester

Co-op Academy Manchester is recognized as a good school that continues to promote a positive learning environment and the well-being of its pupils. Leaders, trustees, and governors are committed to ensuring success for all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The curriculum is well-structured, and teachers possess strong subject knowledge that facilitates effective learning. Most students express happiness and safety in the school, and there are significant efforts to foster a diverse and supportive community among the pupils.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil behaviour and learning
• Warm relationships between staff and pupils
• Effective curriculum organization and subject knowledge among teachers
• Strong support for pupils with SEND
• Comprehensive personal development programs for pupils
• A culture of safeguarding and well-trained staff

Areas for Improvement

• Some older pupils struggle with behaviour during social times

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Co-op Academy Manchester attended 86.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 35.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 21.1% of pupils at Co-op Academy Manchester were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 12 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Co-op Academy Manchester had 14.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 22.9% of pupils at Co-op Academy Manchester were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Co-op Academy Manchester received £9,227 and spent £9,111 for each of its 1,619 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,217,000 (£752 per pupil).

Across all 40 schools of The Co-Operative Academies Trust, income was £9,737 and spending £9,467 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Co-op Academy Manchester is part of The Co-Operative Academies Trust, which runs 40 schools. The nearest others:

• Co-op Academy North Manchester Manchester
• Co-op Academy Broadhurst Manchester
• Co-op Academy New Islington Manchester
• Co-op Academy Failsworth Manchester
• Connell Co-Op College Manchester
• Co-op Academy Medlock Manchester
• Co-op Academy Belle Vue Manchester
• Co-op Academy Swinton Manchester
• Co-op Academy Strinesdale Oldham
• Co-op Academy Walkden Manchester

What is Co-op Academy Manchester's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Co-op Academy Manchester is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was Co-op Academy Manchester last inspected by Ofsted?

Co-op Academy Manchester was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does Co-op Academy Manchester have?

Co-op Academy Manchester has 1,554 pupils on roll.

What age range does Co-op Academy Manchester cover?

Co-op Academy Manchester for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Co-op Academy Manchester's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.5, and 36% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Co-op Academy Manchester?

Co-op Academy Manchester is at Plant Hill Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9 0WQ.