Report card · inspected Jul 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard | ||||
| Achievement | Strong standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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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 entry160 applications · 101 places offered · 87 named it first
- 2026 1.6; Salford median median 1.6
- 2025 1.7; Salford median median 1.7
- 2024 1.8; Salford median median 1.6
- This school
- Salford median
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 | 101 | 160 | 1.6 | 87 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 | 109 | 187 | 1.7 | 98 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2024 | 140 | 256 | 1.8 | 165 | 1.18 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Star Salford AcademyThis schoolThis school20261.6applications per place
- 0.8 km · SalfordGood20241.7applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · BoltonGood20223.7applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Bolton20261.5applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · BoltonGood20231.5applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · SalfordGood20231.7applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · BoltonRequires improvement20232.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · BoltonGood20232.5applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · Bolton20262.9applications per place 48.9Attainment 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 149767 · 355/4006
- Trust
- Star Academies
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 750 pupils · 389 on roll
- Free school meals
- 61.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2023
- Address
- 124 Longshaw Drive, Worsley, M28 0BB
- Local authority
- Salford
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources