Co-op Academy ManchesterThe King David High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.

Summary of the comparison

Co-op Academy Manchester and The King David High School are secondary schools in Manchester.

  • Co-op Academy Manchester scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The King David High School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). The King David High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Co-op Academy Manchester was judged Good and The King David High School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.9 for Co-op Academy Manchester and 55.4 for The King David High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Co-op Academy Manchester (49.3 in 2021-22, 44.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The King David High School (57.5 in 2021-22, 55.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Co-op Academy Manchester versus The King David High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ManchesterCo-op Academy ManchesterManchesterThe King David High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100C58/100Stronger figure
Local ranking22nd of 31 in Manchester 19th of 31 in Manchester Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,610 778
Capacity1,650 775
LocationManchester, M9 0WQ Manchester, M8 5DY
GCSE results
Attainment 844.9 55.4 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths37.0% 59.3% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths57.4% 77.1% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc21.0% 30.5% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.79 4.98 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort324 118
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported83
A-level average pointsNot reported41.0 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedB
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported41.4 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported30.9% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,610 778
Free school meals (ever 6)52.9% 19.0%
English as an additional language36.9% 9.0%
SEN support26.3% 22.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence13.2% 7.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence35.6% 23.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Co-op Academy Manchester

The King David High School

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