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Co-op Academy Swinton
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Sefton Road, Pendlebury, Swinton, Manchester M27 6JU · swinton.coopacademies.co.uk · 0161 794 6215
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Salford 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 931
- 87% of 1,075 places
- Local authority
- Salford
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.9%
- First language not English
- 21.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 122 families put the school first and 166 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 166 | 122 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 93 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 211 | 118 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 212 | 121 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 204 | 140 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.6, and 31% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Salford it was 42.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼24.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.85 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.9 | +1.3 |
| Sixth form college | 16.5 | +6.2 |
| Further education | 63.9 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | +1.4 |
| Employment | 3.2 | −4.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.6 | −2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | −1.6 |
Ofsted
Co-op Academy Swinton was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
34% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (100 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 34%
- Replies
- 100
- 10% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (32%) with SEND