Co-op Academy Walkden

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Co-op Academy Walkden
Location
Co-op Academy Walkden
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England
Information
Type Academy
Local authority Salford
Department for Education URN 146404 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalMatt Hacker
Gender Mixed
Age11to 16
Enrolment1436
Capacity1500 Learners
Website walkden.coopacademies.co.uk

Co-op Academy Walkden is a secondary school in Walkden, Greater Manchester. Formerly on Birch Road, the school is now located on Old Clough Lane, and serves Walkden, Worsley, Linnyshaw, Roe Green, Ellenbrook and Boothstown.

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In September 2011, the school moved into a new building off Old Clough Lane [1] as part of the government's BSF (Building Schools for the Future) agenda, a process whose early planning stages had begun in November 2006. The culmination of that work is a building that offers accommodation for 1,500 pupils.

The new building is available for the community to use during out-of-school hours and this is managed by Salford Community Leisure.

Formerly known as Walkden High School, the school converted to academy status in December 2018 joining the Co-op Academies Trust.

Notable former pupils

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