Co-op Academy Manchester
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Co-op Academy Manchester is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Co-op Academy Manchester catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, every applicant was offered a place, as at 22 of the 29 other Manchester secondary schools with a published outcome.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, there were 177 first-choice applications for 247 offers: 0.7 first choices per offer, the 10th lowest of 30 Manchester secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a place for 2026 Year 7 entry, and 70 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25 GCSE English and maths grade 5 or above: 37% (England 45%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Manchester.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Plant Hill Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester, M9 0WQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,554 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders, trustees and governors strive for all pupils at Co-op Academy Manchester to be successful.”
- “Pupils are encouraged to demonstrate the ‘ways of being Co-op’ in all that they do.”
- “In the main, pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve well.”
To improve
- “A small number of older pupils sometimes find it difficult to regulate their behaviour out of lessons.”
- “This means that, at times, some of these pupils do not behave as well as they should during social times.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 April 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 177 first-preference applications, 247 offers in total, 177 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- Our Lady's RC High School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The King David High School 1.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Co-op Academy North Manchester 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manchester Communication Academy 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's RC High School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The East Manchester Academy 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published