Co-op Academy Failsworth is a secondary school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 25/05/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Brierley Avenue, Manchester, M35 9HA
Website: failsworth.coopacademies.co.uk
Telephone: 01616883900
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Oldham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Phillip Quirk
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 144627

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1500
Number of Pupils: 1458
Number of Boys: 730
Number of Girls: 728

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.62 Confidence interval -0.78 to -0.47
Of the 271 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 261 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:10%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:27%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.12
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Church of England Primary School
St Johns C of E Primary School, James Street , Failsworth M35 9PY
1out of 4 408 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Higher Failsworth Primary School
Stansfield Road , Failsworth M35 9EA
3out of 4 935 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's RC Primary School
Clive Road , Failsworth M35 0NW
3out of 4 938 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School
Ashton Road , Woodhouses M35 9WL
3out of 4 974 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School
Propps Hall Drive , Failsworth M35 0ND
4out of 4 1,014 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Brierley Avenue , Failsworth M35 9HA
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Laurus Ryecroft
Lumb Lane , Droylsden M43 7LJ
- not rated 1,930 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Oldham
Hollins Road , OL8 4JZ
1out of 4 2,401 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Matthew's RC High School
Nuthurst Road , Moston M40 0EW
- not rated 2,570 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Droylsden Academy
Manor Road , M43 6QD
3out of 4 3,057 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Teenage Works
Failsworth , Partington Street M35 9RD
- not rated 622 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
New Bridge School
Roman Road , Hollinwood OL8 3PH
4out of 4 1,129 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
SMS Changing lives School
Ferranti House , Wickentree Lane M35 9AY
- not rated 1,282 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Spring Brook Academy
Dean Street , Failsworth M35 0DQ
2out of 4 1,592 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oldham Hulme Grammar School
Chamber Road , OL8 4BX
- not rated 3,276 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.