Arbour Academy
Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 11–16 · Salford, Greater Manchester, Salford
Arbour Academy is an alternative provision school in Salford, Greater Manchester, Salford for ages 11–16 (academy alternative provision converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 June 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Canterbury Gardens, 640 Eccles New Road, Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Salford
- Pupils on roll
- 44 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 72.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 June 2025
Strengths
- “Arbour Academy is a welcoming and friendly school.”
- “Despite the considerable barriers that pupils have faced before joining the school, they quickly settle when they get there.”
- “Pupils develop warm and supportive relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “While it is too soon to see the full effects of these changes on how well pupils achieve, there is also some variability in the teaching of the planned curriculum.”
- “This means that sometimes pupils are not achieving as well as they could.”
- “However, in some subjects, the school has not identified the key knowledge that it wants pupils to learn over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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