Co-op Academy Belle Vue

Co-op Academy Belle Vue has made an impressive start, achieving an outstanding rating in all evaluated areas during its first inspection. The school has successfully fostered a caring and positive environment where pupils feel valued and safe. With a strong focus on academic excellence, the curriculum is well-structured and effectively delivered, allowing pupils to thrive. A culture that embraces diversity and celebrates individual differences is deeply embedded in school life, contributing to a sense of belonging among students. There is a clear commitment from leadership to continually develop staff and enhance the educational experience.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education across all areas.
• Strong behaviour systems that foster a positive learning environment.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, enabling them to achieve exceptionally well.
• High levels of pupil engagement and enthusiasm for learning.
• Comprehensive and ambitious curriculum tailored to pupils' needs.

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 Belle Vue attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 18.4% 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, 12.2% of pupils at Co-op Academy Belle Vue were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 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 Belle Vue had 15.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.3% 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, 11.4% of pupils at Co-op Academy Belle Vue were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.9% 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 Belle Vue received £9,742 and spent £9,363 for each of its 729 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £628,000 (£861 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 Belle Vue is part of The Co-Operative Academies Trust, which runs 40 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Co-op Academy Belle Vue's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Co-op Academy Belle Vue is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Co-op Academy Belle Vue last inspected by Ofsted?

Co-op Academy Belle Vue was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Co-op Academy Belle Vue have?

Co-op Academy Belle Vue has 946 pupils on roll.

What age range does Co-op Academy Belle Vue cover?

Co-op Academy Belle Vue for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Co-op Academy Belle Vue's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 52.9, and 62% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Co-op Academy Belle Vue?

Co-op Academy Belle Vue is at 450 Hyde Road, Manchester, M12 4BA.