Co-op Academy Manchester

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Blackley and Middleton SouthConstituency

M9 0WQPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Co-op Academy Manchester is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Manchester, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,554 pupils. Co-op Academy Manchester is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 37%
EBacc average point score: 3.79

Ethnicity

White

44%

Asian

14%

Black

20%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,554

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

40%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,554
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 14 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
27 Nov 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.