# Co-op Academy New Islington

Co-op Academy New Islington is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 376 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139598. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 376
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 139598

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 14 January 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Co-op Academy New Islington met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Anne's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-rc-primary-school-e131884): 680 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151606): 760 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2021, before the school changed
- [Abbott Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbott-community-primary-school-e105387): 870 m. Primary. School remains Outstanding, April 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sol Christian Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sol-christian-academy-e139831): 910 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Digital Advantage](https://openindex.co.uk/school/digital-advantage-e149248): 990 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Park View Community Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-view-community-primary-academy-e150600): 1.2 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024, before the school changed. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139598)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139598)

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