The Academy Day
Our timetable is designed to help every pupil feel calm, prepared, and ready to make the most of the day's learning opportunities.
Important
At Co-op Academy North Manchester, we’re enhancing our educational calendar to ensure all pupils are well rested and ready to achieve.
We’re providing more hours of education each year with an optimised calendar for 2026-27.
At a Glance
October Half Term: Two Full Weeks (two equal seven week half-terms)
Wednesday Finish Time: 4:05pm
Other Weekdays Finish Time: No change 3:05pm
Learning Time for Pupils : +11 hours of extra learning per year!
Pupils are in the academy for 32.5 hours per week.
Smooth transitions throughout the day make all the difference.
To help you make the most of the academy day, the bell sounds before:
Form Time;
Period 3;
Period 5.
| Free Breakfast Club |
08:00am - 08:25am |
|---|---|
| All Pupils on Site | 8:30am |
| Form Time | 08:35am - 09:00am |
| Period 1 | 9:00am – 10:00am |
| Period 2 | 10:00am – 11:00am |
| Break |
11:00am – 11:20am |
| Period 3 | 11:20am – 12:20pm |
| Period 4 | 12:20pm – 13:20pm |
| Lunch |
13:20pm – 14:00pm |
| Period 5 | 14:05pm – 15:05pm |
| Period 6 (Wednesday Only) | 15:05pm - 16:05pm |
| End of Academy Day |
15:05pm 16:05pm on Wednesdays |
| Extracurricular Clubs | 15:05pm - 16:15pm (except Wednesdays) |
Form Time
Pupils should arrive at school by 8:30am and be in their form room by 8:35am.
Form Time includes a range of activities and offers a chance to build friendships and strengthen relationships with key staff.
Extracurricular Activities/Assemblies
Extracurricular activities are run before school, at lunchtime and at the end of the academy day.
You can find our extracurricular activities page here.
Each year group has two assemblies each week which focus on a range of themes.
Guests are regularly invited into assembly to talk to our pupils about a range of issues.
Free Academy Breakfast
A free breakfast is served in the canteen for all pupils, every day.
We serve cereals, fruit, toast, and a range of hot and cold drinks.
To take advantage, be in the canteen at 8am!