OFSTED
17 April 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Manchester
Trust
THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,259
1,259 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
623
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
636
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.6 pts
above England
School
48.4%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.6 pts
above England
School
20.9%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
47.4%
597
African
17.9%
225
Any other ethnic group
5.9%
74
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
67
Any other Black background
4.3%
54
Pakistani
3.7%
47
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
29.4%
370 of
1,259 pupils
8.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.1 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
42.4
3.2 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.25 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.16 pts
higher than
England
School
11.37%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.02%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
16.21 pts
higher than
England
School
32.02%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.27%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.47 pts
higher than
England
School
6.27%
Manchester
2.21%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
83.9%
8.4 pts
below England
Co-op Academy North Manchester
83.9%
Manchester
93.3%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.