Co-op Academy Failsworth | |
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Address | |
Brierley Avenue , , M35 9HA England | |
Coordinates | 53°30′27″N2°08′48″W / 53.507630°N 2.146633°W |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Motto | Achieving Excellence Together |
Local authority | Oldham |
Department for Education URN | 144627 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Phillip Quirk [1] |
Gender | Co-educational [1] |
Age | 11to 16 [1] |
Enrolment | 1,450 [1] |
Colour(s) | Grey, White |
Website | Co-op Academy Failsworth |
Co-op Academy Failsworth, formerly Failsworth School, is a co-educational secondary school admitting children between 11 and 16 years of age. The school is located in Failsworth, Greater Manchester.
New school buildings were opened in 2008 at a cost of £28 million.[ citation needed ]
In 2010 the school was found to be in deficit of £582,000. [2]
In 2014 the school was judged Inadequate. [3] [4] In 2016 the judgement improved to Requires Improvement. [3]
The school became an academy as part of the Co-operative Academies Trust in 2017. [5] As of 2019 the school had not yet been inspected again since it became an academy. [3]
In 2018 the school's Progress 8 benchmark was "well below average". [1] 28% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and math GCSEs, compared to 36% in the local authority area and 40% nationally. [1] The school did not meet the government's minimum standards at GCSE ("floor target"). [6] [ better source needed ]
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