Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.853 miles
Published by Manchester City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Co-op Academy Belle Vue is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 19 March 2024. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Co-op Academy Belle Vue 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 | 0.853 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place for 2026 lived 0.853 miles from the school, the shortest of 7 Manchester secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.38 miles).
- Year 7 2026 had 364 first-choice applications for 222 offers, the 4th highest of 30 Manchester secondary schools; 198 offers went to first-choice families, and 166 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 61.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 58.8% 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
- 450 Hyde Road, Manchester, M12 4BA
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 946 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 19 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at Co-op Academy Belle Vue.”
- “They are nurtured and cared for in a warm and positive climate.”
- “The strong behaviour systems and daily routines help pupils to settle into school well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 364 first-preference applications, 222 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 Peter's RC High School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dean Trust Ardwick 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cedar Mount Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The East Manchester Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Manchester Enterprise Academy Central 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Wright Robinson College 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Levenshulme High School 1.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Manchester Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published