| Co-op Academy Failsworth | |
| Coordinates: | 53.5076°N -2.1466°W |
| Motto: | Achieving Excellence Together |
| Type: | Academy |
| Head Label: | Headteacher |
| Head: | Phillip Quirk[1] |
| Address: | Brierley Avenue |
| City: | Failsworth |
| County: | Greater Manchester |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | M35 9HA |
| Local Authority: | Oldham |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Urn: | 144627 |
| Enrolment: | 1,450 |
| Gender: | Co-educational |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 16 |
| Colours: | Grey, White |
| Website: | Co-op Academy Failsworth |
Co-op Academy Failsworth, formerly Failsworth School, is a co-educational secondary school admitting children between 11 and 16 years of age. The school is located in Failsworth, Greater Manchester.
New school buildings were opened in 2008 at a cost of £28 million.
In 2010 the school was found to be in deficit of £582,000.[2]
In 2014 the school was judged Inadequate.[3] [4] In 2016 the judgement improved to Requires Improvement.[3]
The school became an academy as part of the Co-operative Academies Trust in 2017.[5] As of 2019 the school had not yet been inspected again since it became an academy.[3]
In 2018 the school's Progress 8 benchmark was "well below average".[1] 28% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and math GCSEs, compared to 36% in the local authority area and 40% nationally.[1] The school did not meet the government's minimum standards at GCSE ("floor target").[6]