OFSTED
23 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Salford
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
1,414
1,414 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
705
49.9% of pupils
Male pupils
709
50.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.8 pts
above England
School
29.6%
Salford
32.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.7 pts
below England
School
8.6%
Salford
20.3%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Salford
0.6%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.8%
1,100
Any other Mixed background
4.6%
65
Any other White background
3.3%
47
African
2.5%
35
Unclassified
2.0%
28
White and Black Caribbean
1.6%
22
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
18.9%
267 of
1,414 pupils
1.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
below
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
43.6
4.4 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.47 · 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
9.43%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.21 pts
higher than
England
School
9.43%
Salford
6.74%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.33%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.52 pts
higher than
England
School
28.33%
Salford
18.56%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.11%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.31 pts
higher than
England
School
5.11%
Salford
2.27%
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
94.3%
1.9 pts
above England
Co-op Academy Walkden
94.3%
Salford
92.1%
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.