Co-op Academy Failsworth
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Manchester, M35 9HA
- Distance
- 1.8km away
Laurus Ryecroft
Lumb Lane, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7LJ
Local ranking1st of 16 secondary schools in Tameside
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1350
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 25 January 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 51.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 53.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 74.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 210
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
38
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 15.8% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 77
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1142
- Boys
- 574 (50%)
- Girls
- 579 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1350 (85% full)
- SEND
- 20.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.3%
- EAL
- 12.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.0%
- SEN Support
- 14.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 12.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 89.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,766/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 77.4%
- Asian Pakistani: 5.4%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
- Black African: 2.3%
- White Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
- Asian Other: 1.6%
77.4%
White British
5.4%
Asian Pakistani
2.5%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Lumb Lane
Manchester, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 145894
- UKPRN
- 10068127
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- THE LAURUS TRUST
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