Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams
Weston Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 6AP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Clewlow
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 295
- URN
- 150790
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782444650
About this school
Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams is a secondary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 295 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams under its current framework. 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
Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2024, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
How Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams compares
Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.5% | 42.5% | 295 | — |
| Ormiston Meridian Academy | 40.2 | 8.8% | 47.6% | 1,015 | 1.0 miles |
| Discovery Academy | 37.4 | 9.3% | 50.7% | 1,435 | 1.7 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Academy | 43.4 | 8.7% | 38.4% | 1,085 | 1.9 miles |
| Blythe Bridge High School | 46.6 | 6.6% | 15.2% | 1,049 | 2.0 miles |
| Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy | 41 | 9.6% | 38.8% | 1,175 | 2.6 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)
- 42.5%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.47%
- Persistent absence
- 9.68%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ormiston Meridian Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Discovery Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
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St Thomas More Catholic Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Blythe Bridge High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
- Alsager School Secondary
- Biddulph High School Secondary
- Birches Head Academy Secondary
- Blythe Bridge High School Secondary
- Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent Secondary
- Discovery Academy Secondary
- Endon High School Secondary
- Haywood Academy Secondary
- Kidsgrove Secondary School Secondary
- Moorside High School Secondary
- Ormiston Meridian Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams teach?
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams is Mrs Elizabeth Clewlow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams?
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams has 295 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams full?
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 295 on roll (26%), 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 Florence MacWilliams a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams?
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams 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 Florence MacWilliams's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census.
- Does Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams 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 Florence MacWilliams. 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.