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Co-op Academy Medlock

Primary school in Manchester. Requires improvement (Nov 2021).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 30 November 2021, report published 23 January 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

This grade was given to Medlock Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Co-op Academy Medlock hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.

Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsRequires improvement
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around May 2024

The last inspection was in November 2021. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.6 milesSt Chrysostom's CofE Primary School

    Primary, Manchester

    Report card, Nov 2025: 7 expected

  2. 0.8 milesSt Luke's CofE Primary School

    Primary, Manchester

    School remains Good (May 2024)

  3. 0.8 milesArmitage CofE Primary School

    Primary, Manchester

    Standards maintained (Oct 2024)

  4. 0.8 milesSt Anne's RC Primary School

    Primary, Manchester

    Standards maintained (Dec 2024)

  5. 0.8 milesPlymouth Grove Primary School

    Primary, Ardwick, Manchester

    School remains Good (Feb 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.