Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 16 April 2024
Compared with the local authority and England
Attainment 8 scores a pupil's best 8 GCSE results, out of about 90. Progress 8 compares those results with pupils who started secondary school at the same level: 0 is average.
| Measure | School | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.4 | 44.8 | 46.1 |
Grade 4 is a standard pass; grade 5 is a strong pass.
| Measure | School | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 61% | 65% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths | 51% | 57% | 60% |
The EBacc is English, maths, science, a language, and history or geography. It is a set of subjects rather than a qualification.
| Measure | School | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering the EBacc | 19% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Based on 237 pupils at the end of key stage 4.
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
62%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
58 responses up to 7 April 2025 · 5% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
67% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
74% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
67% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
42% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
50% agreeCo-op Academy North Manchester's last overall grade from Ofsted was Good, on 13 February 2019. Ofsted inspected it again on 16 April 2024 without giving a new overall grade.
Apply through the council where you live by 31 October in your child's Year 6, for a place starting the following September. You apply to your home council even if Co-op Academy North Manchester is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
No. Distance only counts when Co-op Academy North Manchester has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Co-op Academy North Manchester had 1,259 pupils aged 11 to 18 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 1,500. It is a mixed school with a sixth form.

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