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Primary · M13 · Manchester

Co-op Academy Medlock

Wadeson Road, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, M13 9UJ

THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

Requires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance94.7%
Attainment54% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils432

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in M13. Where we have them, council (Manchester) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
432
Free school meals
47%
0.8% below district average (47.8%)

Also: Manchester 46.7% · England 24.7%

SEN
23.4%
1.9% below district average (25.3%)

Also: Manchester 20.2% · England 18.2%

EAL
47.9%
9.9% below district average (57.8%)
Attendance
94.7%
1.1% below district average (95.8%)

Also: Manchester 94.5% · England 94.8%

Persistent absence
18.2%
Attainment
54% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the M13 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2023/2494.7%
  • 2024/2594.5%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
500
Pupils on roll
432

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Manchester page.

SEN support

SEN %
23.4%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · SLCN
Need types
SLCN

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates