Co-op Academy Swinton
Sefton Road, Pendlebury, Manchester, M27 6JU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zarina Ali
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,075
- Pupils on roll
- 931
- URN
- 136987
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617946215
About this school
Co-op Academy Swinton is a secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 931 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 187 | 158 | 200 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.8 | 42.3 | 44.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.55 -0.76 to -0.34 | -0.48 -0.72 to -0.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 27.2% | 31% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 51.3% | 61% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 53% | 34.8% | 24% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Co-op Academy Swinton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.8 | 32.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.3 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.6 | 33.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,007 |
| 2023/24 | 994 |
| 2024/25 | 991 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Swinton compares
Co-op Academy Swinton ranked 8th of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.6 | 9.9% | 41% | 931 | — |
| Moorside High School | 41.8 | 9.2% | 29.9% | 1,129 | 0.7 miles |
| St Ambrose Barlow RC High School | 44.2 | 7.7% | 28.7% | 1,078 | 0.8 miles |
| Ellesmere Park High School | 45.8 | 8% | 29.2% | 818 | 1.7 miles |
| Co-op Academy Walkden | 43.6 | 9.4% | 29.8% | 1,414 | 1.9 miles |
| All Hallows RC High School | 49.3 | 6.1% | 39.9% | 752 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.97%
- English as an additional language
- 18.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.85%
- Persistent absence
- 31.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moorside High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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Ellesmere Park High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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Co-op Academy Walkden1.9 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
All Hallows RC High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Salford
Other schools in Manchester
Co-op Academy Swinton ranks 36th of the 59 ranked secondary schools in Manchester.
- Audenshaw School Secondary
- Broadoak School Secondary
- Burnage Academy for Boys Secondary
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Secondary
- Chorlton High School Secondary
- CHS South Secondary
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue Secondary
- Co-op Academy Failsworth Secondary
- Co-op Academy Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy North Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy Walkden Secondary
- Dean Trust Ardwick Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Co-op Academy Swinton teach?
- Co-op Academy Swinton teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Swinton?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Swinton is Mrs Zarina Ali, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Co-op Academy Swinton last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Swinton, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Co-op Academy Swinton?
- Co-op Academy Swinton has 931 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Co-op Academy Swinton full?
- Co-op Academy Swinton has capacity for 1,075 pupils and 931 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Co-op Academy Swinton a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Swinton has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Swinton a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Swinton is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Co-op Academy Swinton?
- Co-op Academy Swinton is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Co-op Academy Swinton's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.8 in 2022/23 and 44.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Co-op Academy Swinton rank locally?
- Co-op Academy Swinton ranked 8th of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Co-op Academy Swinton's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Swinton's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Swinton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Swinton's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.