Co-op Academy New Islington
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Co-op Academy New Islington is a primary school in Manchester for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 14 January 2025. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Co-op Academy New Islington 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 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
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 105 of the 136 other Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 47 first-choice applications for 58 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The school has 22.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.7 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- 10 Hugh Oldham Way, New Islington Marina, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6EY
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 376 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are extremely proud of their school.”
- “They value the strong relationships that they have with adults.”
- “They feel assured that they will be well supported should they have any concerns.”
To improve
- “In 2024, the provisional published outcomes for writing were significantly below the national average.”
- “However, sometimes the feedback that staff provide to pupils does not have the intended impact.”
- “Occasionally, errors in pupils’ writing, such as spelling, punctuation and handwriting, are overlooked.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 47 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- St Anne's RC Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Abbott Community Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Park View Community Primary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Medlock 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Malachy's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Saviour CofE Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published