Co-op Academy Manchester
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 14 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
- 1608 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 35.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.1%
- Persistent absence
- 30.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.1%
White British 45.6%
African 15.3%
Mixed 7.9%
Pakistani 7.3%
Other White 7%
Other 5.2%
Chinese 3%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other Black 1.9%
Unclassified 1.4%
Indian 1.2%
Caribbean 1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.22
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.1
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.45
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 49 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 97 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 70 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 34 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 69 |
| Biology | GCSE | 4 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 65 |
Admissions
Co-op Academy Manchester
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 318
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 143
- 3rd preference
- 129
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 322 163 159 |
| Year 8 | 318 164 154 |
| Year 9 | 324 166 158 |
| Year 10 | 322 153 169 |
| Year 11 | 322 172 150 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 36.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 14.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 35.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 1.0% |