Academy sponsor led · Salford

The Lowry Academy

11–16Ages
884Pupils
SecondaryPhase
148393URN

Hilton Lane, Little Hulton, Worsley, Manchester, M28 0SY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Salford median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Salford

242 applications for 147 places · 7th of 14 in Salford

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.1of 90

Salford 46.1 England 46.0

12th of 15 in Salford

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Salford median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

242 applications · 147 places offered · 127 named it first

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

2026 1.7; Salford median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Salford median median 1.7
2024 0.9; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.1; Salford median median 1.5
2022 1.1; Salford median median 1.5
2021 0.9; Salford median median 1.4; as the previous school
2020 0.9; Salford median median 1.5; as the previous school
2019 1.0; Salford median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 1.1; Salford median median 1.3; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Salford median median 1.3; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Salford median median 1.3; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Salford median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Salford median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Salford median in 1 of 5 years.

This school
Salford median

Dashed bars: as Harrop Fold School (URN 133351), 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	147	242	1.7	127	0.86
Sep 2025	163	271	1.7	147	0.90
Sep 2024	178	155	0.9	77	0.43
Sep 2023	171	184	1.1	130	0.76
Sep 2022	176	189	1.1	132	0.75
Sep 2021 *	196	173	0.9	125	0.64
Sep 2020 *	193	168	0.9	129	0.67
Sep 2019 *	217	222	1.0	168	0.77
Sep 2018 *	216	233	1.1	166	0.77
Sep 2017 *	205	249	1.2	192	0.94
Sep 2016 *	176	211	1.2	156	0.89
Sep 2015 *	180	208	1.2	172	0.96
Sep 2014 *	152	184	1.2	143	0.94

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

211 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.112th of 15 in Salford

Salford 46.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%9th of 15 in Salford

Salford 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Salford 65% England 66%

This school
Salford median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.37

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	211	42.1	42%	59%	–
2024/25	172	44.7	44%	62%	–
2023/24	179	41.3	30%	53%	−0.37
2022/23	178	40.5	36%	53%	−0.65

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

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Lowry AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Star Salford Academy
0.8 km · Salford

2026

1.6applications per place
Co-op Academy Walkden
1.9 km · Salford

Good2023

1.7applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Kearsley Academy
2.4 km · Bolton

2026

1.5applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
St James's Church of England High School
2.6 km · Bolton

Good2022

3.7applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Harper Green School
3.2 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.5applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School
3.5 km · Salford

Good2024

2.3applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy
3.8 km · Bolton

Requires improvement2023

2.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
4.2 km · Bolton

Good2023

2.5applications per place 49.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148393 · 355/4005
Trust: United Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 884 on roll
Free school meals: 58.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2021
Replaced: Harrop Fold School (URN 133351)
Address: Hilton Lane, Little Hulton, Worsley, Manchester, M28 0SY
Local authority: Salford

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