Co-op Academy Manchester, Manchester

From the headteacher's welcome: "My mission is simple: to build on our current strengths and ensure that this academy is a place where every student, regardless of their starting point, achieves excellence. I want our students to leave us, not just with great grades, but with the confidence to lead and the character to make a difference."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, athletics, cross-country, dance, drama and guitar.

In 2026, pupils at Co-op Academy Manchester averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.3 in Manchester and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Manchester and 47% in England.

That is down from 44.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.02: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.2, against 50.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 177 families put Co-op Academy Manchester as their first choice and 533 named it as one of their preferences, for 247 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Co-op Academy Manchester are Our Lady's RC High School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.6); The King David High School (1.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 52.7); Abraham Moss Community School (1.3 miles, Attainment 8 38.8); and Co-op Academy North Manchester (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.4).

Co-op Academy Manchester's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Co-op Academy Manchester is one of 40 schools run by The Co-Operative Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 316 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 50% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

52.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 40.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (37%), Black (20%) and Asian (14%).

In 2026, 356 pupils (22.9%) received SEN support and 54 (3.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Crumpsall (Manchester Metrolink), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Co-op Academy Manchester (outside), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Co-op Academy Manchester stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Co-op Academy Manchester issued 1622 suspensions, 100.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 12 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Co-op Academy Manchester are St Clare's RC Primary School (0.3 miles), E-ACT Blackley Academy (0.4 miles), Crab Lane Primary School (0.4 miles) and Pike Fold Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.