University of Salford, Salford

Higher education institutions

Mixed

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

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Key Information

DfE GIAS

Head:Professor Nic Beech

LA:Salford

Phone:01612955000

Website:salford.ac.uk

Address:The Old Fire Station, Salford, M5 4WT

Area:Schools in M5

Admissions:Not applicable

Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 20 February 2024View full report

URN:133845

UKPRN:10007156

Diocese:Not applicable

Constituency:Salford

Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

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

At a Glance

Boarding

Nursery

Sixth Form

Special Measures

Getting There

Train Stations

Salford Crescent Rail Station (Entrance)

442m · 7 min walk

Bus Stops

University of Salford (opp)

128m · 2 min walk

Oldfield Road (nr)

294m · 5 min walk

Salford Crescent Rail Station (Stop B)

314m · 5 min walk

Fire Station (opp)

366m · 6 min walk

Cleminson Street (nr)

402m · 7 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(2)

20 February 2024

-Report

Quality of EducationGood

Behaviour & AttitudesGood

Personal DevelopmentGood

Leadership & ManagementGood

14 May 2019

-Report

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