Salford City Academy
Northfleet Road, Manchester, M30 7PQ
876 pupils · 117% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Salford
- Free school meals
- 46.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 41.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 66.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 41.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 175 | 173 | 274 | 175 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 175 | 160 | 285 | 175 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 179 | 163 | 284 | 179 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 197 | 140 | 258 | 184 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 179 | 139 | 221 | 164 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 179 | 142 | 237 | 179 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 180 | 111 | 176 | 153 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 164 | 88 | 154 | 109 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Patrick's RC High School 1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Flixton Girls School 3.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Urmston Grammar Academy 3.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ellesmere Park High School 3.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Wellacre Technology Academy 3.6 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Walkden 4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.