Co-op Academy Swinton
Sefton Road, Manchester, M27 6JU
931 pupils · 87% of 1,075 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Salford
- Free school meals
- 37.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 June 2024, published 8 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 61% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 24% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.73 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 166 | 122 | 248 | 145 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 174 | 93 | 226 | 120 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 211 | 118 | 243 | 151 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 212 | 121 | 253 | 172 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 204 | 140 | 301 | 183 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 218 | 168 | 301 | 195 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 214 | 174 | 286 | 195 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 160 | 112 | 214 | 140 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Moorside High School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Ambrose Barlow RC High School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ellesmere Park High School 2.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Walkden 3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- All Hallows RC High School 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Buile Hill Academy 3.6 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.