Copley Academy is a secondary school located in Stalybridge. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 10/10/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.4%, which is 4.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
Website: www.copleyacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01613386684
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Tameside
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ruth Craven
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139294

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/10/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 621
Number of Boys: 251
Number of Girls: 370

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.03 Confidence interval -1.25 to -0.8
Of the 122 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 122 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:12%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:89%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:23%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:34.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.82
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wild Bank Primary School
Demesne Drive , SK15 2PG
- not rated 408 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge
Huddersfield Road , SK15 2PT
3out of 4 556 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Hough Hill Road , SK15 2HB
4out of 4 1,400 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Raphael's Catholic Primary School
Huddersfield Road , Millbrook SK15 3JL
3out of 4 1,408 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Millbrook Primary School
Bank Road , Off Huddersfield Road SK15 3JX
4out of 4 1,563 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Copley Academy
Huddersfield Road , SK15 3RR
1out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
West Hill School
Thompson Cross , Stamford Street SK15 1LX
3out of 4 1,988 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Rayner Stephens High School
Yew Tree Lane , SK16 5BL
- not rated 3,165 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
All Saints Catholic College
Birch Lane , SK16 5AP
3out of 4 3,273 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashton Sixth Form College
Darnton Road , OL6 9RL
- not rated 2,767 yd Academy 16-19 converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tameside College
Beaufort Road , OL6 6NX
- not rated 3,071 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Works 4 U Summort (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)
The Peacock , SK15 1EB
- not rated 1,648 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity School
Birbeck Street , Off High Street SK15 1SH
- not rated 1,971 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cromwell High School
Yew Tree Lane , SK16 5BJ
4out of 4 3,165 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.