The Albion Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · 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 🔒
The Albion Academy is a secondary school in Salford for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 May 2023. Salford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
The Albion 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
- In 2024/25, 49% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Salford.
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026; places ran out in 1 of the 11 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Year 7 2026 drew 168 first-choice applications for 195 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 27 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 58.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 37.9% across 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
- 1 London Street, Salford, M6 6QT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Salford
- Pupils on roll
- 879 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 May 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have high expectations of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils respond to these expectations and achieve well.”
- “They have established clear and consistent routines to manage pupils’ conduct.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, a few teachers do not use this assessment information as well.”
- “This means that in a few subjects, some pupils struggle to make sense of new learning.”
- “However, there are some pupils who do not attend school as frequently as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2023 (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) | 49% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.4 | 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: 168 first-preference applications, 195 offers in total, 168 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.
- Buile Hill Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beis Yaakov High School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oasis Academy MediaCityUK 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK 1.6 mi Good
- All Hallows RC High School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ellesmere Park High School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Swinton 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorside High School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published