Salford City Academy, Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Salford City Academy excels at developing confident, well-rounded young people ready for life after school. The school offers an impressive range of clubs and activities alongside a comprehensive careers programme, ensuring all pupils - including disadvantaged students - can access enriching opportunities. Staff build strong, caring relationships with pupils and provide effective support to help every student succeed, whether they face learning difficulties or barriers to attendance.
Key Strengths
- Ambitious personal development programme with diverse activities (rowing, jewellery making) and leadership opportunities through 'The Hub'
- High-quality PSHE education helping pupils understand important values like democracy and learn about real-world issues
- Excellent careers guidance with university visits, apprenticeship pathways, and partnerships with local companies
- Effective support for pupils facing attendance barriers, resulting in reduced absences
- Warm, respectful relationships between staff and pupils creating a calm learning environment
Areas for Improvement
- Writing skills development strategies are less well developed compared to reading and numeracy support
- Inconsistent highly effective teaching across all subjects and year groups
- Monitoring and recording of pupils' attendance at alternative provision needs to be more thorough
- Gap between disadvantaged pupils' achievement and their non-disadvantaged peers remains
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and all legal requirements are fulfilled, helping pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Rowing, jewellery making, drama, sport, leadership opportunities as prefects and ambassadors, The Hub community programme, work experience in primary schools, national engineering competition, university visits
Salford City Academy is a well-established school at the heart of its community with strong personal development opportunities and a culture of care and ambition. Pupils benefit from warm relationships with staff and achieve well overall, with disadvantaged pupils performing above national average in many areas.
At a Glance
46.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.0
Avg class size
28
Total classes
6 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
117%
Over capacity
876 pupils
750 capacity
126 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for 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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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
10.26666%
Overall absence
28.93617%
Persistent absence
940
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Salford City Academy
Barton Moss Community Primary School
St Gilbert's RC Primary School
Beech Street Community Primary School
Godfrey Ermen Memorial CofE Primary School
Westwood Park Community Primary School
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Holy Cross and All Saints RC Primary School
Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre
Lewis Street Primary School
Woodhouse Primary School
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