Co-op Academy Manchester

School Name: Co-op Academy Manchester
Address: Plant Hill Road, Higher Blackley
Town/City: Manchester
County: Greater Manchester
Postcode: M9 0WQ
Telephone Number: 0161 795 3005
Website: manchester.coopacademies.co.uk

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2010
Trust: The Co-Operative Academies Trust
Sponsor: The Co-Operative Academies Trust

Principal: Mr Phillip Quirk
Capacity: 1650
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1554 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 94% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 52.8%

URN: 136174
DfE Number: 352/6914
UKPRN: 10030769
UPRN: 10090240647
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Manchester (E08000003)
Constituency: Blackley and Middleton South (E14001103)
Electoral Ward: Higher Blackley (E05011367)

Easting & Northing: 385396E, 403616N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 31' 46.69" N 2° 13' 17.91" W
Plus Code: 9C5VGQHH+V8

DfE Record: View record

1. Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School (0.3km)
2. St Clare's RC Primary School (0.6km)
3. E-ACT Blackley Academy (0.6km)
4. Crab Lane Primary School (0.7km)
5. Pike Fold Primary School (0.7km)
6. North Ridge High School (0.8km)
7. Our Lady's RC High School (0.9km)
8. Meade Hill School (1.0km)
9. Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (1.2km)
10. Bowker Vale Primary School (1.5km)

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