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Copley Academy

Secondary Academy school in Stalybridge SK15 3RR

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  • School Reference Number: 139294
  • Address: Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge SK15 3RR
  • Principal: Mrs Ruth Craven
  • Telephone: 0161 338 6684
  • Website: copleyacademy.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Great Academies Education Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 900
  • Local Education Authority: Tameside
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: February 2013* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 11/06/2024

Rating published on 09/07/2024

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
11 June 2024 10 July 2024 School inspection Good
30 November 2021 2 February 2022 Full inspection Requires Improvement
27 January 2021 26 February 2021 Monitoring visit
11 November 2020 14 December 2020 Monitoring visit
4 February 2020 2 March 2020 Monitoring visit
1 October 2019 11 November 2019 Monitoring visit
2 April 2019 16 May 2019 Monitoring visit
9 October 2018 4 December 2018 Full inspection Inadequate
13 June 2017 24 July 2017 Monitoring visit
17 May 2016 13 June 2016 Full inspection Requires Improvement
1 February 2013 6 February 2013 Academy conversion letter

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Unique Reference Number139294
Local Authority Code357
Local Authority NameTameside
Establishment Number4011
School / College NameCopley Academy
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-02-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity900
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils622
Number of Boys243
Number of Girls379
Percentage Free School Meals42.40
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code3225
Academy trust or TrustGREAT ACADEMIES EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorGreat Academies Education Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10040297
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetHuddersfield Road
Locality
Address3
TownStalybridge
County (name)Cheshire
PostcodeSK15 3RR
Websitewww.copleyacademy.org.uk
Telephone01613386684
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameRuth
Headteacher/Principal last nameCraven
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE08000008
DistrictTameside
Ward CodeE05014537
WardStalybridge South
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001515
Parliamentary ConstituencyStalybridge and Hyde
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000008
Easting397554
Northing398878
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Tameside 009
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Tameside 009C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100012777656
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02001237
LSOA CodeE01006069
Free School Meals264
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139294
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139294
LAESTAB3574011
School nameCopley Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/02/2013
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityTameside
Parliamentary constituencyStalybridge and Hyde
Multi-academy trust UID3225
Multi-academy trust nameGreat Academies Education Trust
Academy sponsor UID3224
Academy sponsor nameGreat Academies Education Trust
PostcodeSK15 3RR
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils622
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10314036
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date11/06/2024
Publication date09/07/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection139294
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3574011
School name at time of latest graded inspectionCopley Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10184633
Previous inspection start date30/11/2021
Previous publication date01/02/2022
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection139294
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3574011
School name at time of previous graded inspectionCopley Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationRequires Improvement
Previous behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Previous personal developmentGood
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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