Academy sponsor led Secondary Open

Co-op Academy Manchester

Plant Hill Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9 0WQ

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 14 March 2023). Last inspected 14 March 2023.

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1,610
Pupils
49.4%
Free school meals
1 September 2010
Opened

About this school

Co-op Academy Manchester is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Manchester, Greater Manchester. The school has 1,610 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 14 March 2023). Last inspected 14 March 2023. The Principal is Phillip Quirk. The school is administered by Manchester local authority. It belongs to THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST. It opened in 1 September 2010.

School details

Principal
Phillip Quirk
Trust
THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authority
Manchester
Gender
Mixed
URN
136174

Admissions

Applications for places at Co-op Academy Manchester are handled by the school or the local authority (Manchester). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

44.9
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.02
Progress 8 · 2023-24
37%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
57%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.79
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
21%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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