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Co-op Academy Broadhurst

Primary · Manchester · M40 0BX

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 22 March 2023

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At a glance

234 pupils · 111% of 210 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
34.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
34.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
22.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
broadhurst.coopacademies.co.uk
URN
146227

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 26 families named it first for 28 Reception places, 0.93 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2024 entry went to 0.946 miles; distance decided places in 2 of the 6 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2021 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 22 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.93 first-choice applications per place

28 places offered · 26 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2024 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 0.946 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

29 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
62%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school62%
Median of its 12 closest peers65.5%
Manchester average59.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Gardners Lane Primary SchoolCheltenham · 110 miles awayGood50%
Sudbourne Primary SchoolLondon · 166 miles awayGood72%
Trumpington Meadows Primary SchoolCambridge · 133 miles awayGood63%
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, MargateMargate · 210 miles awayGood75%
Manor Primary SchoolReading · 151 miles awayGood68%
Grange Community Junior SchoolFarnborough · 163 miles awayGood72%
Leigh Church of England AcademyCoventry · 80 miles awayNeeds attention52%
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyWakefield · 29 miles awayGood69%
Queen's Park Primary SchoolBrighton · 205 miles awayExpected standard30%
The Icknield Primary SchoolCambridge · 137 miles awayGood59%
Kingsmoor AcademyHarlow · 154 miles awayGood (2016)79%
Fonthill Primary AcademyBristol · 139 miles awayGood47%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 38% (Manchester 29%, England 60%) · Black African 14% (Manchester 13%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 10% (Manchester 17%, England 5%) · Asian Chinese 6% (Manchester 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 5% (Manchester 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 5% (Manchester 5%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Manchester 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Manchester 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Manchester 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Manchester 9%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 3% (Manchester 4%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Manchester 3%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Manchester 3%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Manchester 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Manchester 0%, England 0%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 1% (Manchester 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

9.17 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Manchester: 2.24 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

74% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 18% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

30% of teachers took sickness absence, 4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,317; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,271
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £147,000; in-year balance +£201,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier82.7%62.3%
Social housing4.8%17.1%
Privately rented12.5%20.5%
Detached houses15.9%22.9%
Flats0.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van16.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005248 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£193,000262 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£157,500–£244,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (31)£345,000
Semi-detached (96)£217,000
Terraced (115)£180,000
Flat (20)£125,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (1.52 km, 2024 entry): 680 sales, median £195,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
4an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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