Star Salford Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Salford
Unique reference
149767
Address
124 Longshaw Drive, M28 0BB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
276 (20% of total capacity)
Boys
48.2%
Girls
51.8%
First language not English
13%
Free school meals (FSM)
60.1%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
34.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 71.7%
Unclassified 7.6%
Other White 7.2%
Mixed 6.5%
African 3.6%
Other 1.8%
Other Black 1.1%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Star Salford Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
109
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
98
2nd preference
62
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
97
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
138
74
64
Year 8
138
59
79
Year 2024-2025

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