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Co-op Academy Walkden
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Old Clough Lane, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester M28 7JB · walkden.coopacademies.co.uk · 0161 850 1625
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Salford 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,414
- 94% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Salford
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 274 families put the school first and 294 places were offered; 97% 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 | 294 | 274 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 291 | 244 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 295 | 285 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 289 | 306 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 295 | 300 | 1▲ | 87% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.6, and 40.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ●40.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.78 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105975)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.3 | −0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 19 | −3.1 |
| Further education | 62.7 | +3.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.5 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | +0.2 |
Ofsted
Co-op Academy Walkden was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- 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, Jan 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105975), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105975)
Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105975)
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (165 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 165
- 11% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 38 parents (23%) with SEND