Co-op Academy North Manchester, Manchester

From the headteacher's welcome: "As the Principal of Co-op Academy North Manchester, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to our vibrant and inclusive community. At Co-op Academy North Manchester, we believe in the power of education to transform lives and are proud to be part of the Co-op Academies Trust whose values shape the way we work every day."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, basketball, dance, drama, choir, coding, STEM, cooking, debating and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Co-op Academy North Manchester averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.3 in Manchester and 47 across England.

32% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Manchester and 47% in England.

That is down from 42.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.25: pupils made below 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 35.7, against 45.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.5 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 248 families put Co-op Academy North Manchester as their first choice and 636 named it as one of their preferences, for 225 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 50 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Co-op Academy North Manchester are St Matthew's RC High School (0.7 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 37.6); Co-op Academy Manchester (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5); Our Lady's RC High School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.6); and Dixons Middleton Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.9).

Co-op Academy North Manchester's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

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

Of the 228 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 55% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 0% into work.

48.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 255 pupils (20.3%) received SEN support and 115 (9.1%) 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 railway station is Moston Rail Station, about 1150 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Co-op Academy North Manchester (outside), 90 metres away.

In 2024/25, Co-op Academy North Manchester issued 967 suspensions, 76.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Co-op Academy North Manchester are Charlestown Community Primary School (0.1 miles); St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles); Crosslee Community Primary School (0.4 miles); and St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.