Salford City College, Salford

Post-16
Further education
Mixed
Ages 1699

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Rebecca Parks
LA:Salford
Phone:01616315000
Address:Dronfield Road, Salford, M6 7FR
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Inspected 27 February 2025View full report
URN:130509
UKPRN:10005032
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Salford
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Sixth Form Performance (A-Level)

A-Level Results

C

Average grade

31.7

Points per entry

C

Best 3 A-Levels

6%

Achieving AAB+

Below average

Value added

553

A-Level students

86%

Retention rate

2024/25 academic year

A-Level Subjects Offered

Mathematics286
Sociology256
Psychology254
Psychology252
Sociology234
Business Studies226
Business Studies:Single218
Mathematics216
Biology160
Chemistry150
Law142
Biology134
Chemistry128
History120
Physics108
Economics108
Physics106
English Literature104
English Literature98
History98

+ 42 more subjects

2024/25 academic year - entries by number of students

After A-Levels - Leaver Destinations

After A-Levels (Year 13) - 2,265 students

Continued education41%
Higher education33%
Further education8%
Apprenticeships6%
Employment28%
Not in education/employment19%

202223 data

University & Higher Education Destinations

8%

Top-third university

53%

Degree course

59%

Any L4+ destination

2%

Apprenticeships

Based on 1,457 students completing 16-18 study

2021/22 cohort - "Top-third" = most selective third of UK universities by student intake

Getting There

Bus Stops

Pendleton College (opp)
312m · 5 min walk
Barrfield Road (nr)
321m · 5 min walk
Doveleys Road (opp)
346m · 6 min walk
Moorfield Road (nr)
371m · 6 min walk
Chaseley Road (opp)
389m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - Salford

High pressure
New homes approved:6,035
Projected new pupils:1,086

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Salford

Admissions Demand - Salford

Low demand1.04x oversubscription

Places available

2,750

Applications

2,859

Got 1st preference

83.2%

Got preferred school

95.0%

Secondary admissions across Salford (2025/26)

Inspection History(11)

27 February 2025
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
30 April 2024
3 December 2019

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