Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Manchester, Salford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Salford City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Irlam and Cadishead Academy is a secondary school in Manchester, Salford for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Salford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Irlam and Cadishead 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- Every applicant was offered a place for Year 7 in 2026, as at 7 of the 14 other Salford secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 162 first-choice applications for 174 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 12 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25: 47% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 3rd highest 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
- Station Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 5ZR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Salford
- Pupils on roll
- 844 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy in this tight-knit school community where they benefit from strong pastoral support.”
- “They have strong relationships with staff and feel safe.”
- “The school has high expectations of its pupils.”
To improve
- “In the past, some pupils did not achieve as well as they should.”
- “Historically, pupils have not achieved well in this school.”
- “The published outcomes in 2023 were low.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 April 2024 (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) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.6 | 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: 162 first-preference applications, 174 offers in total, 162 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.
- Salford City Academy 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Patrick's RC High School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ellesmere Park High School 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Walkden 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Lowry Academy 6.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorside High School 6.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Hallows RC High School 6.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK 6.2 mi Good