The Albion Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 24 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Not available
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Salford
- Unique reference
- 146793
- Address
- 1 London Street, M6 6QT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 893 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 37%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 54.6%
- Persistent absence
- 31.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.4%
White British 42.6%
African 18%
Other White 9.1%
Mixed 8.5%
Other 6.5%
Pakistani 3.9%
Other Asian 2.8%
Other Black 2.7%
Indian 1.9%
Irish Traveller 1.1%
Chinese 1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.47
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.49
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38
Local authority average 40.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.38
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 41 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 72 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 146 |
Admissions
The Albion Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 169
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 174 90 84 |
| Year 8 | 179 100 79 |
| Year 9 | 186 98 88 |
| Year 10 | 185 94 91 |
| Year 11 | 169 84 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 80.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 63.0% 59.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 2.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 17.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 6.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 8.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.4% 1.0% |