AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 22 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Salford
Unique reference
146303
Address
100- 102 Broadway, M50 2UW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
456 (76% of total capacity)
Boys
53.5%
Girls
46.5%
First language not English
6.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.3%
Persistent absence
33.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73.7%
Mixed 9.7%
Other White 7.2%
African 3.3%
Other 1.8%
Caribbean 0.9%
Irish 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 17%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 35.5
Local authority average 42.8
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 2.55
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award13
MultimediaTechnical Award78
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE43
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE12
English LanguageGCSE89
English LiteratureGCSE88
MathematicsGCSE89
Film StudiesGCSE20
Art & Design (Photography)GCSE58
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 9
119
59
60
Year 10
110
68
42
Year 11
90
48
42
Year 12
78
38
40
Year 13
59
31
28
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
78.0%
78.1%
85.5%
Further education
29.0%
58.3%
36.9%
School sixth form
33.0%
2.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
14.0%
17.0%
12.9%
Other education destinations
3.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.1%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
2.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
11.0%
9.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
5.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
51.0%
53.2%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
6.0%
8.2%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
3.9%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.1%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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