Co-op Academy Failsworth

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Brierley Avenue
 Failsworth
 Manchester M35 9HA
Telephone: 0161 688 3900

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
History: This school arose from Failsworth School
Trust: The Co-operative Academies Trust
Sponsor: The Co-operative Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Rebecca Shaw (since July 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Phillip Quirk (went to Co-op Academy Manchester)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 97.8 / 15.16
Non-teaching Staff*: 56.89
Number of pupils: 1428
Pupils Per Teacher: 14.6
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 44.20% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 43.8%
Local child deprivation rate: 29.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 20.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 55.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.2km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Oldham
Constituency: Ashton-under-Lyne
Electoral Ward: Failsworth East
School Number: 3534006

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 5th June 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St John's Church of England Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  2. Teenage Kicks (0.5km) show on map
  3. Higher Failsworth Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  4. St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.8km) show on map
  5. Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  6. New Bridge School (0.9km) show on map
  7. Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School (1.1km) show on map
  8. South Failsworth Community Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  9. Mather Street Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  10. Spring Brook Academy (1.3km) show on map
  11. Holy Family RC Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  12. Limehurst Community Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  13. Oasis Academy Limeside (1.7km) show on map
  14. St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery ... (1.7km) show on map
  15. Oasis Academy Oldham (1.8km) show on map
  16. Hollinwood Academy (1.8km) show on map
  17. Laurus Ryecroft (1.8km) show on map
  18. Greater Manchester Independent School (1.9km) show on map
  19. New Moston Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  20. The Greens ENS (2.1km) show on map
  21. Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School (2.1km) show on map
  22. St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School (2.1km) show on map
  23. Co-op Academy Broadhurst (2.2km) show on map
  24. All Saints C of E Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  25. Yew Tree Community School (2.3km) show on map
  26. Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester (2.3km) show on map
  27. St Matthew's RC High School (2.3km) show on map
  28. Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary... (2.3km) show on map
  29. Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School (2.3km) show on map
  30. St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston (2.4km) show on map
  31. Greenside Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  32. Stanley Road Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  33. St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary A... (2.6km) show on map
  34. St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Volun... (2.6km) show on map
  35. Briscoe Lane Academy (2.7km) show on map
  36. Moorside Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  37. The Hathershaw College (2.8km) show on map
  38. Chances Mentoring (2.8km) show on map
  39. Canon Burrows CofE Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  40. Waterloo Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  41. Hulme Grammar School (2.9km) show on map
  42. Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (2.9km) show on map
  43. Droylsden Academy (2.9km) show on map
  44. St Willibrord's RC Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  45. The Limes School (3.1km) show on map
  46. St Mary's CofE Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  47. St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary A... (3.1km) show on map
  48. Moston Fields Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  49. Camberwell Park Specialist Support School (3.1km) show on map
  50. Coppice Primary Academy (3.1km) show on map
  51. SMS Changing Lives School (3.1km) show on map
  52. Werneth Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  53. Seymour Road Academy (3.1km) show on map
  54. Manchester Road Primary Academy (3.1km) show on map
  55. Co-op Academy North Manchester (3.2km) show on map
  56. Freehold Community Academy (3.2km) show on map
  57. Kingfisher Special School (3.2km) show on map
  58. Christ Church CofE Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  59. Lily Lane Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  60. St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School (3.4km) show on map
  61. Charlestown Community Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  62. Canon Johnson CofE Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  63. Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest (3.5km) show on map
  64. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  65. St Thomas CofE Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  66. Ravensbury Community School (3.5km) show on map
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  70. Medlock Valley Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  71. Fairfield High School for Girls (3.6km) show on map
  72. Broadfield Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  73. St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary A... (3.7km) show on map
  74. Higher Openshaw Community School (3.7km) show on map
  75. Moston Lane Community Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  76. Oasis Academy Broadoak (3.8km) show on map
  77. St Luke's CofE Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  78. Safe Start School (3.9km) show on map
  79. Westwood High (3.9km) show on map
  80. St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary ... (3.9km) show on map
  81. Oldham Sixth Form College (3.9km) show on map
  82. St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (3.9km) show on map
  83. Richmond Academy (4.0km) show on map
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  85. Westwood Academy (4.1km) show on map
  86. St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School,... (4.1km) show on map
  87. Crosslee Community Primary School (4.1km) show on map
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  89. The Springboard Project (4.1km) show on map
  90. Audenshaw Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  91. Holden Clough Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  92. Alexandra Park Junior School (4.2km) show on map
  93. Dixons Ashton Academy (4.2km) show on map
  94. Samuel Laycock School (4.2km) show on map
  95. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  96. St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy (4.2km) show on map
  97. St Peter's CofE Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  98. Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Prima... (4.2km) show on map
  99. The Radclyffe School (4.2km) show on map
  100. Greenhill Academy (4.2km) show on map
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