Star Salford Academy, Worsley

For September 2026 entry, 87 families put Star Salford Academy as their first choice and 160 named it as one of their preferences, for 101 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Star Salford Academy are The Lowry Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.1); St James's Church of England High School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.1); Kearsley Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.1); and Harper Green School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.6).

Star Salford Academy is one of 36 schools run by Star Academies, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.6 in 2024/25.

16 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Star Salford Academy (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child feels safe (88%).

61.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 90 pupils (23.1%) received SEN support and 16 (4.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Star Salford Academy had 25 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Walkden Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Engine Fold Road (near), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Star Salford Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Star Salford Academy issued 23 suspensions, 8.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Star Salford Academy are Hilton Lane Primary School (0.2 miles), St Andrew's Methodist Primary School (0.3 miles), St Edmund's RC Primary School (0.4 miles) and Bridgewater Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.