Edstart

Other independent school · Ages 11–16 · Salford

Edstart is an independent school in Salford for ages 11–16.

Key facts

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

No Ofsted grade

“Pupils meet staff who offer steady, reassuring support, helping them recognise that this school gives them a genuine fresh start.”
“Here, staff quickly understand and reduce the barriers linked to pupils’ social and emotional needs, which helps pupils to attend school more frequently than before.”
“Pupils feel safe, cared for and valued here.”

“They often join the school carrying negative feelings about their learning and sometimes struggle to engage.”
“However, this support is sometimes imprecise.”
“Teaching in the classroom does not always consolidate the gains that pupils make during extra support sessions.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	0%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	8	46

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Straight-line distance, in Salford.