Academy sponsor led · Manchester

Co-op Academy Medlock

2–11Ages
357Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150612URN

Wadeson Road, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, M13 9UJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

56 applications for 24 places · 71st of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 30 November 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

close to Manchester median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

56 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.3; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 1.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 1.8; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Manchester median median 2.5; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Manchester median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 1.5; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 1.4; Manchester median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Manchester median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Manchester median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Manchester median

Dashed bars: as Medlock Primary School (URN 105483), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	24	56	2.3	24	1.00
Sep 2025	32	54	1.7	32	1.00
Sep 2024	36	66	1.8	35	0.97
Sep 2023 *	34	61	1.8	32	0.94
Sep 2022 *	45	80	1.8	43	0.96
Sep 2021 *	48	70	1.5	47	0.98
Sep 2020 *	52	73	1.4	51	0.98
Sep 2019 *	54	77	1.4	53	0.98
Sep 2018 *	46	68	1.5	44	0.96
Sep 2017 *	55	86	1.6	52	0.95
Sep 2016 *	59	97	1.6	60	1.02
Sep 2015 *	57	103	1.8	51	0.89
Sep 2014 *	59	87	1.5	54	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 61% · Maths 72% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%83rd of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Manchester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	54%	0%	104	104
2023/24
2022/23

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Co-op Academy MedlockThis school
This school

Requires improvement2021

2.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Manchester

2025

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Anne's RC Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

5.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Armitage CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Plymouth Grove Primary School
1.3 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Philip's Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester
1.4 km · Manchester

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy New Islington
1.4 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

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: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150612 · 352/2052
Trust: The Co-Operative Academies Trust
Capacity: 500 pupils · 357 on roll
Free school meals: 57.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: Medlock Primary School (URN 105483)
Address: Wadeson Road, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, M13 9UJ
Local authority: Manchester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources