Co-op Academy Failsworth
Brierley Avenue, Manchester, M35 9HA
1,434 pupils · 96% of 1,500 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Free school meals
- 44.4%
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 5 June 2024, published 14 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 | 43 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 30.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 57.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 18.8% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 313 | 300 | 478 | 313 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 309 | 273 | 425 | 302 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 301 | 265 | 366 | 290 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 285 | 250 | 371 | 279 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 305 | 272 | 425 | 305 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 290 | 247 | 373 | 273 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 313 | 276 | 411 | 307 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 304 | 247 | 424 | 281 |
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
- Laurus Ryecroft 1.8 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Oasis Academy Oldham 2.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Matthew's RC High School 2.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Droylsden Academy 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Hathershaw College 2.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 3.5 km · Requires improvement (2023) · 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.