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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Connell Co-Op College

16 plus Free schools 16 to 19 URN 139730
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,050 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 16 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Ofsted inspection information

No published inspection data

No Ofsted inspection record is currently held for this school.

SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools 16 to 19
Phase 16 plus
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Manchester
Trust THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 918 918 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 492 53.6% of pupils
Male pupils 426 46.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

42.2%
17.4 pts above England
School 42.2%
Manchester 46.4%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

46.3%
26.0 pts above England
School 46.3%
Manchester 42.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.3%
1.3 pts above England
School 2.3%
Manchester 1.9%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
22.1%
203
Pakistani
20.7%
190
White British
16.2%
149
Any other ethnic group
8.1%
74
Any other Mixed background
6.8%
62
Bangladeshi
4.8%
44
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 6.5% 60 of 918 pupils
14.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 6.5%
Manchester 23.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 5.5% 50 pupils
England 14.8% 9.3 pts below
EHC plans 1.1% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 4.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 21
No specialist assessment yet 10
Specific learning difficulty 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Other difficulty or disability 5
Hearing impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open 16 plus schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

87.4% 30.2 pts above England
Connell Co-Op College
87.4%
Manchester
87.4%
North West
40.2%
England
57.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools