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Secondary · M27 · Salford

Co-op Academy Swinton

Sefton Road, Pendlebury, Manchester, M27 6JU

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

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance95%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.48
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils931

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (17 May 2022).

  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 M27. Where we have them, council (Salford) 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
931
Free school meals
37.9%
9% above district average (28.9%)

Also: Salford 37.7% · England 25.8%

SEN
17.5%
8.7% below district average (26.2%)

Also: Salford 21.2% · England 16.5%

EAL
18.7%
0.2% below district average (18.9%)
Attendance
95%
0.2% below district average (95.2%)

Also: Salford 91.1% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
12.8%
Progress 8
-0.48 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
44.6
Grade 5+ English & maths
31%
Grade 4+ English & maths
61%
Entered for EBacc
24%
EBacc average point score
3.85

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the M27 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).

  • 2020/2193.4%
  • 2021/2286.2%
  • 2022/2389%
  • 2023/2489.5%
  • 2024/2590.4%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
1075
Pupils on roll
931

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 Salford page.

SEN support

SEN %
17.5%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

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.
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