The Lowry Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Salford
- Unique reference
- 148393
- Address
- Hilton Lane, Little Hulton, Worsley, M28 0SY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 881 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.2%
- Girls
- 52.8%
- First language not English
- 25.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 56.1%
- Persistent absence
- 37.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 64.1%
African 9.1%
Mixed 8.1%
Other 6.4%
Other White 5.6%
Other Black 1.6%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other Asian 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.65
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.49
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 50 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 178 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 168 |
| French | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
The Lowry Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 77
- 2nd preference
- 54
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 77
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 107 50 57 |
| Year 8 | 197 100 97 |
| Year 9 | 209 104 105 |
| Year 10 | 181 84 97 |
| Year 11 | 187 78 109 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 79.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 49.0% 57.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 3.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 18.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 6.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 15.0% 9.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.1% 1.2% |