OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Salford
Trust
STAR ACADEMIES
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
389
389 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
205
52.7% of pupils
Male pupils
184
47.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
36.6 pts
above England
School
61.4%
Salford
32.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.8 pts
below England
School
16.5%
Salford
20.3%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Salford
0.6%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
66.3%
258
Unclassified
7.5%
29
Any other White background
7.2%
28
African
6.4%
25
Any other Mixed background
3.3%
13
Any other Black background
2.1%
8
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
27.3%
106 of
389 pupils
6.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.9 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.15 pts
higher than
England
School
10.37%
Salford
6.74%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.38%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
16.57 pts
higher than
England
School
32.38%
Salford
18.56%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.67%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.86 pts
higher than
England
School
6.67%
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
51.9%
40.5 pts
below England
Star Salford Academy
51.9%
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.