Co-op Academy North Manchester
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.267 miles
Published by Manchester City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Co-op Academy North Manchester is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 April 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Co-op Academy North 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 | 1.267 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 36% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Manchester.
- In 2026, the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 1.267 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 7 Manchester secondary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- Year 7 2026 had 248 first-choice applications for 225 offers; 198 offers went to first-choice families and 50 first-choice families (20%) were not offered a place.
- 48.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 52.8% across 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
- 300 Victoria Avenue East, Blackley, Manchester, M9 7SS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,259 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from a broad and ambitious curriculum.”
- “More and more, pupils are rising to the school’s high expectations of achievement and an increasing number of pupils achieve well.”
- “They are respectful towards staff.”
To improve
- “That said, the published outcomes in 2023 did not reflect that pupils typically achieve well.”
- “Therefore, they did not benefit fully from the school’s strong curriculum and support.”
- “However, in a small number of subjects, there is an inconsistency in how teachers deliver learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 May 2024 (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) | 36% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.4 | 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: 248 first-preference applications, 225 offers in total, 198 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.
- St Matthew's RC High School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Manchester 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's RC High School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Manchester Communication Academy 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The King David High School 2.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The East Manchester Academy 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published