Best Schools in Eccles
Greater Manchester · 0 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Salford (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Salford (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Eccles ranked
Special schools and alternative provision in Eccles
These schools serve pupils with particular needs, so they aren't ranked against mainstream schools on exam results. Places are usually arranged through the council, often via an Education, Health and Care plan.
- New Park AcademyAges 7-19 · Good
- Oakwood AcademyAges 9-19 · Outstanding
No schools found in Eccles.
Questions parents ask about schools in Eccles
How many schools are there in Eccles?
Eccles has 2 open schools.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Eccles are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Eccles was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Oakwood Academy. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 2 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which secondary schools in Eccles get the best GCSE results?
Of the 2 schools in Eccles with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at New Park Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 7.8 and 0% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Oakwood Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 2.6 and 0% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.
New Park AcademyOakwood Academy
Source: DfE school performance data
Do schools in Eccles have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Eccles have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Salford allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Eccles?
Apply to Salford through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.