OFSTED
19 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Manchester
Trust
THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
946
946 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
492
52.0% of pupils
Male pupils
454
48.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
36.4 pts
above England
School
61.2%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.4 pts
above England
School
38.7%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.7 pts
above England
School
4.7%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
19.1%
181
Pakistani
16.3%
154
African
14.0%
132
Any other Black background
10.0%
95
Any other Asian background
9.6%
91
Any other ethnic group
8.6%
81
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.3%
164 of
946 pupils
3.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.50%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.28 pts
higher than
England
School
6.50%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.36%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.55 pts
higher than
England
School
18.36%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.04%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.23 pts
higher than
England
School
3.04%
Manchester
2.21%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
78.8%
13.5 pts
below England
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
78.8%
Manchester
93.3%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.