Academy converter · Salford

Buile Hill Academy

11–16Ages
870Pupils
SecondaryPhase
150868URN

Eccles Old Road, Salford, M6 8RD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Salford median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Salford

271 applications for 178 places · 10th of 14 in Salford

Every year since 2017

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.1of 90

Salford 46.1 England 46.0

8th of 15 in Salford

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 8 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement

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

1.5applications per place, Year 7

close to Salford median (1.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

271 applications · 178 places offered · 111 named it first

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

This school
Salford median

Dashed bars: as Buile Hill Academy (URN 143059), 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	178	271	1.5	111	0.62
Sep 2025	174	238	1.4	102	0.59
Sep 2024 *	178	252	1.4	122	0.69
Sep 2023 *	178	261	1.5	133	0.75
Sep 2022 *	199	187	0.9	90	0.45
Sep 2021 *	199	197	1.0	80	0.40
Sep 2020 *	163	147	0.9	63	0.39
Sep 2019 *	170	189	1.1	103	0.61
Sep 2018 *	173	166	1.0	83	0.48
Sep 2017 *	168	217	1.3	111	0.66

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

181 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.18th of 15 in Salford

Salford 46.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths51%4th of 15 in Salford

Salford 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths71%

Salford 65% England 66%

This school
Salford median
England median

Progress 8 (2022/23, the latest published)−1.40

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	181	46.1	51%	71%	–
2024/25	170	42.9	51%	67%	–
2023/24					–
2022/23 *	152	32.2	20%	38%	−1.40

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

Buile Hill AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

1.5applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
All Hallows RC High School
0.9 km · Salford

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
The Albion Academy
1.7 km · Salford

Good2023

1.3applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
Ellesmere Park High School
2.1 km · Salford

Good2023

2.8applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK
2.1 km · Salford

Good2023

39.0Attainment 8
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
2.4 km · Salford

2025

1.4applications per place 35.8Attainment 8
Beis Yaakov High School
3.2 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Moorside High School
3.3 km · Salford

2026

2.8applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Swinton
3.6 km · Salford

Good2024

1.5applications per place 47.5Attainment 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 converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150868 · 355/4007
Trust: Northern Education Trust
Capacity: 900 pupils · 870 on roll
Free school meals: 45.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Buile Hill Academy (URN 143059)
Address: Eccles Old Road, Salford, M6 8RD
Local authority: Salford

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