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Salford City Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Northfleet Road, Peel Green, Eccles, Manchester M30 7PQ · salfordcity-academy.org · 0161 789 5359
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Salford 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 876
- 126 over 750 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Salford
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 24%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 173 families put the school first and 175 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 175 | 173 | 1 | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 175 | 160 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 163 | 0.9 | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 197 | 140 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 139 | 0.8 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.1, and 41.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Salford it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade C- (26.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲66.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ●41.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.08 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.8 | — |
| Sixth form college | 10.8 | −5.6 |
| Further education | 57.5 | −3.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 4.8 | +2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.2 | +2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.8 | +1.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2016/17 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied general | 8 | — | -0.07 |
| Earlier years: Applied general | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 18 | — | +0.34 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2016/17 | |
|---|---|
| University | 17 |
| Apprenticeship | 17 |
| Employment | 33 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 33 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Salford City Academy on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 21 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 59
- 7% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on 12 parents (20%) whose child was bullied
based on 21 parents (36%) with SEND