Co-op Academy Belle Vue
450 Hyde Road, Manchester, M12 4BA ·
At a glance
A state secondary free school for ages 11–16 in Manchester. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection (March 2024). No comparable results are published for this school. Oversubscribed: 364 families put it first for 222 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 946
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Academy trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Scott Fletcher
- Opened
- Sept 2021
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
No published results yet. The school may be new, too small for figures to be published, or not have pupils at the end of a key stage.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
198 of 364 first-preference applicants were offered a place (54%). 2 offers went to families living in another council area.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)62.3%
- English as an additional language39.8%
- SEN support7.1%
- Education, Health and Care plan6.5%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.