Co-op Academy Failsworth
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Manchester, Oldham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2024
Every applicant was offered a place
From Oldham Council · offers on 1 March 2024
2023 figure 🔒
Co-op Academy Failsworth is a secondary school in Manchester, Oldham for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 June 2024. Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2024 entry.
Co-op Academy Failsworth 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 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 300 first-choice applications for 313 offers; 284 offers went to first-choice families and 16 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- 149 of the 478 Year 7 applications for 2026 (31%) came from families living outside Oldham, and 103 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 31% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 43 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Oldham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Brierley Avenue, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9HA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,434 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 June 2024
Strengths
- “Most pupils are happy to come to school.”
- “They enjoy making friends and they are supportive of each other.”
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), appreciate the support and care that is provided by staff.”
To improve
- “However, strategies to support pupils’ technical accuracy in their written work are not consistently effective.”
- “Nevertheless, they remain below national averages.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 July 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) | 31% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43 | 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: 300 first-preference applications, 313 offers in total, 284 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 Oldham.
- Oasis Academy Oldham 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Hathershaw College 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Radclyffe School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Blue Coat CofE School 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Leesbrook 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- North Chadderton School 3.4 mi Not judged