Salford City Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 16 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Salford
- Unique reference
- 135071
- Address
- Northfleet Road, Peel Green, Eccles, M30 7PQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 913 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 22.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41%
- Persistent absence
- 26.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 63.3%
Other White 7.7%
Other 7.4%
Mixed 7%
African 4.3%
Other Black 2%
Chinese 1.4%
Unclassified 1.3%
Indian 1.1%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.49
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.4
Local authority average 40.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.12
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 30 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 50 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 42 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 44 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Salford City Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 62
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 203 97 106 |
| Year 8 | 177 76 101 |
| Year 9 | 182 90 92 |
| Year 10 | 176 93 83 |
| Year 11 | 175 92 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 80.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 74.0% 59.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 2.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 17.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 6.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 8.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.4% 1.0% |