Co-op Academy Walkden
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Salford
Old Clough Lane, Manchester, M28 7JB
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/05/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.6%
28.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,414
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
244 of 244 families who put it first got an offer
291
Places offered
473
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 244 | 244 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 124 | 22 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 76 | 8 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 29 | 2 | ● 7% |
| Total | 473 | 276 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
Salford lets families list 6 preferences. 25 applications came from outside the council area (9 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matt Hacker
- Address
- Old Clough Lane, Walkden, Manchester, M28 7JB
- Phone
- 01618501625
- Local authority
- Salford
- Ward / constituency
- Walkden South · Bolton South and Walkden
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146404
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
1,414 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
23 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,546 pupils
Attendance
90.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.47 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.78 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 40.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 40.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.78 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 297 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 296 | 10% | 47% | 64% | |
| English Language | 296 | 15% | 51% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 296 | 12% | 53% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 221 | 4% | 24% | 46% | |
| History | 150 | 28% | 55% | 63% | |
| Geography | 132 | 13% | 40% | 55% | |
| Art and Design | 88 | 38% | 69% | 86% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 77 | 14% | 52% | 65% | |
| Social Studies | 72 | 17% | 47% | 61% | |
| Biology | 65 | 22% | 80% | 95% | |
| Physics | 65 | 28% | 85% | 92% | |
| Chemistry | 65 | 23% | 75% | 92% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Salford council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.