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University technical college · sixth form · 464 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.6
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Co-op Academy Walkden
- Pupils on roll
- 1,414of 1,500 places
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 297
- Ofsted
- Good, 23 May 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Walkden High School (URN 105975, until 1 October 2018).
What the data says
Co-op Academy Walkden has no sixth form. Of the 296 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 21% moved to a sixth form college, 58% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 26% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 43.6 against 46.1 across England and 42.9 in Salford, with 41% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Co-op Academy Walkden is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Salford and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Co-op Academy Walkden | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 296 | 2,558 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 85% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 78% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | — | 2% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 21% | 16% | 13% |
| — further education college | 58% | 57% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 10% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Co-op Academy Walkden | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.6 | 42.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 40% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.78 | 3.77 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 33% | 40% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.2 | 35.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.8 | 48.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 9% | 19% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 296 | 100% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 68% |
| Mathematics | 296 | 100% | 88% | 10% | 22% | 64% |
| English Language | 296 | 100% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 64% |
| Combined Science | 221 | 74% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 46% |
| History | 150 | 51% | 41% | 28% | 26% | 63% |
| Geography | 132 | 44% | 41% | 13% | 25% | 55% |
| Media Studies | 77 | 26% | 4% | 14% | 20% | 65% |
| Sociology | 72 | 24% | 4% | 17% | 21% | 61% |
| Chemistry | 65 | 22% | 23% | 23% | 47% | 92% |
| Biology | 65 | 22% | 23% | 22% | 45% | 95% |
| Physics | 65 | 22% | 23% | 28% | 46% | 92% |
| Spanish | 60 | 20% | 19% | 15% | 27% | 63% |
| French | 57 | 19% | 18% | 16% | 29% | 75% |
| Fine Art | 55 | 19% | 9% | 22% | 28% | 80% |
| Business Studies | 40 | 13% | 18% | 10% | 20% | 65% |
| Photography | 32 | 11% | 6% | 66% | 19% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 29 | 10% | 11% | 7% | 23% | 69% |
| Computer Science | 22 | 7% | 13% | 23% | 30% | 68% |
| Religious Studies | 14 | 5% | 31% | 21% | 32% | 79% |
| Physical Education | 14 | 5% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 100% |
| Music | 8 | 3% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 88% |
| Drama | 6 | 2% | 7% | 17% | 27% | 67% |
| Arabic | 5 | 2% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Portuguese | 5 | 2% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 0% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 87 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 63 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 61 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 7 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.