Co-op Academy Failsworth

Academy in Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England

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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.

School history

New school buildings were opened in 2008 at a cost of £28 million.^{[citation needed]}

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]

Academic performance

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]^{[better source needed]}

Notable former pupils

Nathan Eccleston – Footballer, formerly of Liverpool and Blackpool.^[7]
James Mudriczki – Singer, Puressence.^[8]^{[better source needed]}
Tony Szuminski – Musician, Puressence.^[8]^{[better source needed]}
James Tarkowski – England capped footballer currently playing for Premier League side Everton.^[9]
Darren Wharton – Musician^{[citation needed]} who is a member of Thin Lizzy and Dare.
Ronnie Wallwork, Former professional footballer who won the Premier League with Manchester United. Wallwork also played for West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield Wednesday^[10]

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Co-op Academy Failsworth". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ Greer, Stuart (9 December 2010). "'Scandal' as Oldham schools go £2m into the red". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Failsworth School". Ofsted. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ Akbor, Ruhubia (15 December 2014). "Failsworth School complains to Ofsted after being told it is 'inadequate'". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ "THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ Miller, Claire (24 January 2019). "England's worst schools REVEALED - is YOUR child's school on the 2019 list?". The Mirror. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ "Italian job for former Failsworth pupil?". Manchester Evening News. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Puressence Biography". Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
^ Keegan, Mike (18 October 2013). "Tarkowski staying grounded despite United links". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ "Ex-United player in court". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2019.