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Co-op Academies Trust
Welcome to
Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams
Florence is a new secondary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. We opened our doors to our Year 7 founding cohort in September 2024!
It will provide a new opportunity for young people from Stoke-on-Trent to attain the highest standards, accessing state of the art facilities that will support a broad and balanced education.
It will provide a new opportunity for young people from Stoke-on-Trent to attain the highest standards, accessing state of the art facilities that will support a broad and balanced education.
A Warm Welcome
From our Headteacher
Elizabeth Clewlow, Headteacher
It is a great privilege to be able to create a legacy for future generations that is built in, by, and for Stoke. Leading the Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams project from inception and seeing it through to fruition is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Florence opened its doors in September 2024 in temporary accommodation, welcoming our founding cohort of 120 Year 7 students. Through collaboration with the Local Authority and the DfE's Free School program, Florence has established itself as an important addition to Stoke-on-Trent's educational landscape. From September 2025, staff and students will transition into our state-of-art facility, expanding each year until reaching full capacity of 1150 students in 2030.
Hundreds Raised for Red Nose Day
24th March 2025On Friday 21 March, Florence was buzzing with laughter as students and staff got creative for Red Nose Day!
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Florence Founders Honoured With Legacy Badge
20th March 2025On Wednesday 19 March, students and staff came together at the end of lunch to celebrate our incredible Founding Year 7 students —the very first to walk through our doors and shape the heart of Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams. Their pride, ambition, care, and excellence set the standard for...
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Have a look at the progress of our new building construction work
07th February 2025The photo gallery below shows you how our new building in Meir is shaping up. The external cladding and brick slips are going on and we can’t wait to move into this fabulous brand new facility for September 2025!
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