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Co-op Academy Failsworth
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Brierley Avenue, Failsworth, Manchester M35 9HA · failsworth.coopacademies.co.uk · 0161 688 3900
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43
- average Attainment 8 score. Oldham 42.3, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.90 mi
- 3.05 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criteria 5 · Oldham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,434
- 96% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 44.4%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 5” went to a home 1.90 mi (3.05 km) from the school. Source: Oldham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 300 families put the school first and 313 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 313 | 300 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 309 | 273 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 301 | 265 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 285 | 250 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 305 | 272 | 0.9 | 99% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criteria 5 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.90 mi3.05 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43, and 30.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Oldham it was 42.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43 | 46 | ||
| ▼30.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼18.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.49 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105735)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.7 | −2.3 |
| Sixth form college | 26.2 | +9.7 |
| Further education | 45.8 | −6.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.8 | +0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 6.2 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
Co-op Academy Failsworth was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 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, Dec 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105735), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2016Requires improvement
Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105735)
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (63 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 63
- 4% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (29%) with SEND