AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 23 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
344 (74% of total capacity)
Boys
53.5%
Girls
46.5%
First language not English
6.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.5%
Persistent absence
44.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
25.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 75%
Mixed 9.6%
Other White 8.4%
Other 1.7%
African 1.5%
Other Asian 1.2%
Irish 0.9%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.57
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.49
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 34%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 42.5
Local authority average 40.6
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.98
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award26
MultimediaTechnical Award82
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE34
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE19
English LanguageGCSE97
English LiteratureGCSE95
MathematicsGCSE98
Film StudiesGCSE29
Art & Design (Photography)GCSE57
RussianGCSE1
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes17.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 10
95
49
46
Year 11
96
48
48
Year 12
73
40
33
Year 13
80
47
33
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
78.0%
79.8%
85.6%
Further education
28.0%
57.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
40.0%
3.0%
36.6%
Sixth form college
9.0%
18.9%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
10.0%
6.0%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
4.0%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
10.0%
9.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
50.0%
55.8%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
2.0%
8.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
4.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.5%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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