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The Albion Academy

  • 11–16Ages
  • 879Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • 146793URN

1 London Street, Salford, M6 6QT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.3per place
0.2 below Salford median (1.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Salford

261 applications for 195 places · 13th of 14 in Salford
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
51.1of 90
3rd of 15 in Salford
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
1.3applications per place, Year 7
0.2 below Salford median (1.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

261 applications · 195 places offered · 168 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

  1. 2026 1.3; Salford median median 1.6
  2. 2025 1.4; Salford median median 1.7
  3. 2024 1.2; Salford median median 1.6
  4. 2023 1.1; Salford median median 1.5
  5. 2022 1.2; Salford median median 1.5
  6. 2021 0.9; Salford median median 1.4
  7. 2020 0.9; Salford median median 1.5
  8. 2019 1.0; Salford median median 1.5; as the previous school
  9. 2018 1.0; Salford median median 1.3; as the previous school
  10. 2017 1.0; Salford median median 1.3; as the previous school
  11. 2016 1.0; Salford median median 1.3; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.0; Salford median median 1.4; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.3; Salford median median 1.6; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Salford median in 0 of 7 years.
  • This school
  • Salford median

Dashed bars: as The Albion Academy (URN 138418), The Albion High School (URN 132090), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261952611.31680.86
Sep 20251722461.41520.88
Sep 20241692091.21390.82
Sep 20231731811.11170.68
Sep 20221752051.21320.75
Sep 20211821660.91130.62
Sep 20201721540.91110.65
Sep 2019 *1361421.0970.71
Sep 2018 *1571501.01120.71
Sep 2017 *1411361.0960.68
Sep 2016 *1491511.01020.68
Sep 2015 *1561521.01110.71
Sep 2014 *1211531.31080.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

162 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)51.13rd of 15 in Salford
Grade 5 or above in English and maths60%1st of 15 in Salford
Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%
  • This school
  • Salford median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.04
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)16251.160%72%–
2024/2517047.449%64%–
2023/2415940.942%64%−0.04
2022/2315138.039%54%−0.47

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
146793 · 355/4004
Trust
United Learning Trust
Capacity
875 pupils · 879 on roll
Free school meals
58.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 February 2019
Replaced
The Albion Academy (URN 138418); The Albion High School (URN 132090)
Address
1 London Street, Salford, M6 6QT
Local authority
Salford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources