Copley Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Huddersfield Road
Stalybridge
Cheshire
SK15 3RR
Phone 01613386684
Reference Number 139294

Description

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Copley Academy, located in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester (SK15 3RR), is a vibrant coeducational secondary school that provides education for students aged 11 to 16. The school converted to academy status on February 1st, 2013, and is now part of the Great Academies Education Trust. Copley Academy offers a variety of academic programs, including GCSEs, BTECs, and Cambridge Nationals, and specializes in mathematics and ICT. The school is highly valued as it is part of the Tameside Council local authority and situated under the coordinates 53°29′13″N 2°02′21″W.

The school's own website, copleyacademy.org.uk, provides updated information about the institution, and Copley Academy is also connected with Great Academy Ashton and Silver Springs Primary Academy, forming a broader educational community within the Great Academies Education Trust. The school has two recognized colors, green and gold, representing its identity and unity.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 622
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 39.07%
Girls: 60.93%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 42.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 11.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 46 82 128
8 46 85 131
9 50 78 128
10 46 69 115
11 55 65 120

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.8%
White, Other 3.9%
African 2.4%
Mixed, Other 2.3%
Unclassified 2.1%
Pakistani 1.9%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Indian 0.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
White & Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-07-10
Date Description Report
2024-06-11 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-11-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2021-01-27 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-11-11 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-02-04 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-10-01 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-04-02 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2018-10-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2017-06-13 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2016-05-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-02-01 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Copley High School
2012-11-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-01-13 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2009-09-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-04-14 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2007-02-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-04-15 Full inspection Full inspection
2012-11-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-01-13 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2009-09-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-04-14 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2007-02-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-04-15 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 12.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 29.2% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 61 4
Third Preference 53 2
From another Local Authority 2 2

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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0.23 miles
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0.32 miles
St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
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0.8 miles
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0.8 miles
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0.89 miles
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0.94 miles
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0.97 miles
Silver Springs Primary Academy
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1.02 miles
Stalyhill Infant School
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1.06 miles
Arlies Primary School
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1.29 miles
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1.61 miles
Bradley Green Primary Academy
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Yew Tree Primary School
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1.87 miles
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1.88 miles
Oakdale School
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1.91 miles
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1.92 miles
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0.94 miles
Trinity School
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1.12 miles
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1.57 miles
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1.75 miles
Rayner Stephens High School
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1.8 miles
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1.8 miles
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1.86 miles
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2.22 miles
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2.23 miles
Longdendale High School
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2.27 miles
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2.27 miles
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2.33 miles
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2.43 miles
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2.51 miles
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2.59 miles
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2.59 miles
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2.68 miles
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