Secondary schools in Salford
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Salford has 16 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,558 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 78% stayed in education (England 86%): 2% in a school sixth form, 16% at a sixth form college, 57% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
10% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, more than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 27% of students in Salford went to university (England 37%), and 8% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Salford against England
| Measure | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,558 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 78% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 16% | 13% |
| — further education college | 57% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Salford
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (16)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUKUniversity technical college · sixth form | 464 | 78% | 33% | 29% | 3% | 52% | 35.6 | 17% |
| All Hallows RC High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 752 | 83% | 3% | 47% | 2% | — | 49.3 | 55% |
| Beis Yaakov High SchoolAcademy converter | 283 | 83% | 2% | 79% | 0% | — | 49.3 | 46% |
| Buile Hill AcademyAcademy converter | 870 | — | — | — | — | — | 42.9 | 51% |
| Co-op Academy SwintonAcademy converter | 931 | 79% | 2% | 65% | 4% | — | 44.6 | 31% |
| Co-op Academy WalkdenAcademy converter | 1,414 | 80% | — | 58% | 4% | — | 43.6 | 41% |
| Ellesmere Park High SchoolAcademy converter | 818 | 85% | 0% | 77% | 3% | — | 45.8 | 43% |
| Irlam and Cadishead AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 844 | 67% | 2% | 45% | 5% | — | 43.6 | 47% |
| Moorside High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,129 | 85% | 0% | 71% | 3% | — | 41.8 | 46% |
| Oasis Academy MediaCityUKAcademy sponsor led | 989 | 75% | 2% | 55% | 1% | — | 38.7 | 27% |
| Salford City AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 876 | 76% | 3% | 67% | 0% | — | 46.1 | 42% |
| St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 1,078 | 83% | — | 57% | 4% | — | 44.2 | 38% |
| Star Salford AcademyFree schools | 389 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St Patrick's RC High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 912 | 81% | 3% | 44% | 3% | — | 53.8 | 56% |
| The Albion AcademyAcademy converter | 879 | 72% | 1% | 54% | 1% | — | 47.4 | 49% |
| The Lowry AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 884 | 74% | 0% | 62% | 1% | — | 44.7 | 44% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (15)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salford City Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 26% | — | — |
| Beis Hatalmud Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | 14.3 | 0% |
| Beis Malka Girls schoolindependent · Other independent school | 300 | — | — | — | — | — | 18.0 | 0% |
| Beis Ruchel Girls Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 0% |
| Bnos Yisroel School Manchesterindependent · Other independent school | 650 | — | — | — | — | — | 33.8 | 0% |
| Bridgewater Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 439 | — | — | — | — | — | 38.0 | 0% |
| Edstartindependent · Other independent school | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | 0% |
| Etz Chaim Boys Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 245 | — | — | — | — | — | 27.0 | 24% |
| Manchester Senior Girls Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | 31.1 | 56% |
| Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch Schoolsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 23.4 | 0% |
| OYY Lubavitch Boys Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 27.5 | 24% |
| Tiferesindependent · Other independent school | 387 | — | — | — | — | — | 43.8 | 39% |
| Chatsworth High School and Community Collegestate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 216 | 95% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| New Park Academystate · Academy special sponsor led · sixth form | 200 | 21% | 0% | 5% | 0% | — | 3.6 | 0% |
| Oakwood Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 351 | 88% | 0% | 42% | 0% | — | 3.0 | 0% |