OFSTED
23 May 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Salford
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
879
879 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
433
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
446
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
34.1 pts
above England
School
58.9%
Salford
32.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.9 pts
above England
School
35.2%
Salford
20.3%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
above England
School
1.9%
Salford
0.6%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
40.4%
355
African
16.7%
147
Any other White background
8.6%
76
Any other ethnic group
8.6%
76
Any other Asian background
5.7%
50
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
41
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.9%
184 of
879 pupils
0.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.4
8.2 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.04 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.93%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.71 pts
higher than
England
School
10.93%
Salford
6.74%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.28%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.46 pts
higher than
England
School
29.28%
Salford
18.56%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.25%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.44 pts
higher than
England
School
8.25%
Salford
2.27%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.5%
8.1 pts
above England
The Albion Academy
100.5%
Salford
92.1%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.