Salford City Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Manchester, Salford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.493 miles
Published by Salford City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Salford City Academy is a secondary school in Manchester, Salford for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Salford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Salford City Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.493 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.493 miles away, the 3rd longest of 6 Salford secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was the shortest of the 4 years with a published distance, and nearer the school than in 2016; it swung sharply between some years.
- Year 7 2026 had 173 first-choice applications for 175 offers; 154 offers went to first-choice families and 19 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- 42% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Salford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Salford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Northfleet Road, Peel Green, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7PQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Christian
- Council
- Salford
- Pupils on roll
- 876 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.3% of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “This school sits firmly at the heart of its community.”
- “There is a clear sense of belonging and care for pupils.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and respectful.”
To improve
- “However, there remains a gap between the achievement of disadvantaged pupils and their non-disadvantaged peers.In most lessons, pupils explore their learning in depth.”
- “Nevertheless, leaders' actions to support pupils' writing skills are less well developed.”
- “However, leaders sometimes do not know how well pupils are attending these provisions.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 173 first-preference applications, 175 offers in total, 154 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Salford.
- St Patrick's RC High School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ellesmere Park High School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Walkden 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorside High School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Hallows RC High School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Ambrose Barlow RC High School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Swinton 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Lowry Academy 3.2 mi Good Last distance published