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The Albion Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
1 London Street, Salford M6 6QT · albionacademy.org · 0161 359 5100
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Salford 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 879
- 4 over 875 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Salford
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 58.9%
- First language not English
- 35.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 168 families put the school first and 195 places were offered; 100% 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 | 195 | 168 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 172 | 152 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 169 | 139 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 173 | 117 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 132 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.4, and 49.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Salford it was 42.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲49.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲51.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.32 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138418)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.9 | +1.2 |
| Sixth form college | 17 | +1.5 |
| Further education | 57.9 | −4.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | −2.2 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −2.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.8 | +2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 6.3 | +3.5 |
Ofsted
The Albion Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138418), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138418)
Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138418)
What parents said
50% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 50%
- Replies
- 52
- 6% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 65% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (42%) with SEND