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Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
450 Hyde Road, Manchester M12 4BA · bellevue.coopacademies.co.uk · 0161 250 3101
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Last distance offered
- 0.85 mi
- 1.37 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 1 · Manchester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 946
- 79% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 61.2%
- First language not English
- 38.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 1” went to a home 0.85 mi (1.37 km) from the school. Source: Manchester Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 364 families put the school first and 222 places were offered; 54% 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 | 222 | 364 | 1.6▲ | 54% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 226 | 374 | 1.7▲ | 53% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 226 | 219 | 1 | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 220 | 129 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 34 | 0.6 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 1 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.85 mi1.37 km | |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Co-op Academy Belle Vue was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 19 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 19 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 38
- 8% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (39%) with SEND