Academy sponsor led · Oldham

Co-op Academy Failsworth

11–16Ages
1,434Pupils
SecondaryPhase
144627URN

Brierley Avenue, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Oldham median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Oldham

478 applications for 313 places · 13th of 14 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.7of 90

Oldham 44.5 England 46.0

5th of 13 in Oldham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Oldham median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

478 applications · 313 places offered · 300 named it first

2026 1.5; Oldham median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Oldham median median 1.5
2024 1.2; Oldham median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Oldham median median 1.7
2022 1.4; Oldham median median 1.4
2021 1.3; Oldham median median 1.5
2020 1.3; Oldham median median 1.5
2019 1.4; Oldham median median 1.4
2018 1.4; Oldham median median 1.4
2017 1.4; Oldham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Oldham median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Oldham median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Oldham median

Dashed bars: as Failsworth School (URN 105735), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	313	478	1.5	300	0.96
Sep 2025	309	425	1.4	273	0.88
Sep 2024	301	366	1.2	265	0.88
Sep 2023	285	371	1.3	250	0.88
Sep 2022	305	425	1.4	272	0.89
Sep 2021	290	373	1.3	247	0.85
Sep 2020	313	411	1.3	276	0.88
Sep 2019	304	424	1.4	247	0.81
Sep 2018	296	422	1.4	264	0.89
Sep 2017 *	285	408	1.4	233	0.82
Sep 2016 *	297	415	1.4	278	0.94
Sep 2015 *	298	498	1.7	333	1.12
Sep 2014 *	272	379	1.4	253	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

272 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.75th of 13 in Oldham

Oldham 44.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%4th of 13 in Oldham

Oldham 38% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths63%

Oldham 62% England 66%

This school
Oldham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.30

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	272	45.7	45%	63%	–
2024/25	272	43.0	31%	58%	–
2023/24	275	42.3	34%	55%	−0.30
2022/23	271	43.4	37%	61%	−0.25

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Co-op Academy FailsworthThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Laurus Ryecroft
1.8 km · Tameside

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Oldham
2.2 km · Oldham

Good2024

1.8applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
St Matthew's RC High School
2.4 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 37.6Attainment 8
Droylsden Academy
2.8 km · Tameside

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
The Hathershaw College
2.9 km · Oldham

2026

2.0applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
3.5 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2023

2.0applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Co-op Academy North Manchester
3.5 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Fairfield High School for Girls
3.5 km · Tameside

Good2022

2.0applications per place 52.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144627 · 353/4006
Trust: The Co-Operative Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 1,434 on roll
Free school meals: 44.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Failsworth School (URN 105735)
Address: Brierley Avenue, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9HA
Local authority: Oldham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources