Co-op Academy Belle Vue
450 Hyde Road, Manchester, M12 4BA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Scott Fletcher
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 946
- URN
- 148544
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612503101
About this school
Co-op Academy Belle Vue is a secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 946 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Co-op Academy Belle Vue has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 473 |
| 2024/25 | 722 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Belle Vue compares
Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.5% | 62.3% | 946 | — |
| St Peter's RC High School | 47.4 | 5.6% | 51.5% | 1,013 | 0.3 miles |
| Dean Trust Ardwick | 46.6 | 6.8% | 59.3% | 1,329 | 0.8 miles |
| Cedar Mount Academy | 37.2 | 9.4% | 61.5% | 724 | 1.0 miles |
| The East Manchester Academy | 41.9 | 7.8% | 61.4% | 1,035 | 1.0 miles |
| Manchester Enterprise Academy Central | 46.1 | 7% | 53% | 1,049 | 1.4 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)
- 62.33%
- English as an additional language
- 39.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's RC High School0.3 miles
Secondary
-
Dean Trust Ardwick0.8 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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Cedar Mount Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Gorton
-
The East Manchester Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central1.4 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other 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 Failsworth Secondary
- Co-op Academy Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy North Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy Swinton Secondary
- Co-op Academy Walkden Secondary
- Dean Trust Ardwick Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Co-op Academy Belle Vue teach?
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Belle Vue?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Belle Vue is Mr Scott Fletcher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Co-op Academy Belle Vue last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Belle Vue, 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 Belle Vue?
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue has 946 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Co-op Academy Belle Vue full?
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 946 on roll (79%), 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 Belle Vue a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Belle Vue has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Belle Vue a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Belle Vue is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Co-op Academy Belle Vue?
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue 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.
- What is Co-op Academy Belle Vue's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Co-op Academy Belle Vue publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Co-op Academy Belle Vue. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.