Co-op Academy Swinton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 12 2024 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Salford
- Unique reference
- 136987
- Address
- Sefton Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, M27 6JU
- Website
- swinton.coopacademies.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 994 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 18.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.1%
- Persistent absence
- 30.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.5%
White British 67.5%
Mixed 8.6%
Unclassified 7.4%
Other White 4.7%
Other 2.6%
African 2.3%
Pakistani 1.5%
Other Asian 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Caribbean 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.55
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.49
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 53%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.8
Local authority average 40.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.49
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 20 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 31 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 73 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 8 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
Co-op Academy Swinton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 211
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 76
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 198 91 107 |
| Year 8 | 221 113 108 |
| Year 9 | 205 120 85 |
| Year 10 | 208 101 107 |
| Year 11 | 162 91 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 80.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 59.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 2.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 17.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 6.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 8.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.4% 1.0% |