Arbour Academy, Salford, Greater Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Arbour Academy creates a warm, welcoming environment where vulnerable pupils quickly settle and thrive. Staff have high ambitions for every child and provide excellent support for their emotional wellbeing and personal development. Pupils enjoy school, behave well, and engage in a wide range of enriching activities that build their confidence and prepare them for future success.
Key Strengths
- Warm, supportive relationships between staff and pupils help them feel safe and settled despite previous barriers
- Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum with improved subject content in most areas
- Strong personal development provision with wide-ranging activities including gardening, drumming, darts, raft building and volunteering
- Effective behaviour management systems that have reduced lost learning time
- Significant improvements in pupil attendance with pupils now accessing full-time education
Areas for Improvement
- Some subjects lack clearly defined key knowledge, making it harder for pupils to build on what they learn
- Curriculum delivery does not always account for pupils' varied starting points, leaving some without secure foundations
- Teachers' checks on learning don't always identify gaps quickly enough, especially for pupils with lower attendance
- Outreach provision pupils receive inconsistent support for reading and careers education compared to main school pupils
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with appropriate systems in place to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
gardening, drumming, darts, raft building, volunteering
Arbour Academy is a welcoming alternative provision school that has significantly improved since its previous inadequate rating. The school has overhauled its curriculum and raised expectations for pupil achievement, though there is still variability in how consistently the planned curriculum is taught.
At a Glance
72.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
10 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
68%
Available places
44 pupils
65 capacity
21 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Salford, Greater Manchester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Salford, Greater Manchester
Admissions Demand - Salford
Places available
2,750
Applications
2,859
Got 1st preference
83.2%
Got preferred school
95.0%
Secondary admissions across Salford (2025/26)
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Arbour Academy
Clarendon Road Community Primary School
Clarendon Cottage Preparatory School
St Mary's RC Primary School
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Branwood Preparatory School
Light Oaks Junior School
Light Oaks Infant School
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Monton Green Primary School
Lewis Street Primary School
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