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Buile Hill Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Eccles Old Road, Salford M6 8RD · bua.northerneducationtrust.org · 0161 736 1773
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Salford 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 870
- 97% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Salford
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 26.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 111 families put the school first and 178 places were offered; 99% 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 | 178 | 111 | 0.6 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 102 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 178 | 122 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 133 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 199 | 90 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.9, and 50.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼12.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.84 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 143059)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.3 | — |
| Sixth form college | 8.2 | −0.6 |
| Further education | 68.6 | +3.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 3.1 | −3.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.1 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 6.9 | +0.8 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 143059)
Ofsted
Buile Hill Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 8 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 8 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143059)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2018
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 143059), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143059)
Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143059)
Sept 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143059)