Co-op Academy Manchester
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 13 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 136174
- Address
- Plant Hill Road, Higher Blackley, M9 0WQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1610 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 36.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.4%
- Persistent absence
- 34.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 26.3%
White British 42.4%
African 16.3%
Pakistani 7.8%
Mixed 7.6%
Other 7.2%
Other White 6.8%
Chinese 2.7%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other Black 2%
Indian 1.6%
Unclassified 1.4%
Caribbean 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.7
Local authority average 44.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.78
Local authority average 4
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 53 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 47 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 25 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 61 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 49 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 71 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Co-op Academy Manchester
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 286
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 145
- 3rd preference
- 115
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 311 140 171 |
| Year 8 | 316 155 161 |
| Year 9 | 325 168 157 |
| Year 10 | 328 170 158 |
| Year 11 | 330 156 174 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 62.0% 39.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 15.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 31.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.7% 3.0% |