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University technical college · sixth form · 464 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.6
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Salford City Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 876of 750 places
- Free school meals
- 46.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 175
- Ofsted
- Report card, 21 April 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Canon Williamson CofE High School (URN 105984).
What the data says
Salford City Academy has no sixth form. Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 5% moved to a sixth form college, 67% to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
14% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 38% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.1 against 46.1 across England and 42.9 in Salford, with 42% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Salford and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Salford City Academy | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 173 | 2,558 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 80% | 85% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 76% | 78% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 2% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 16% | 13% |
| — further education college | 67% | 57% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 14% | 10% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 6% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Salford City Academy | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.1 | 42.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 41% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 | 3.77 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 39% | 40% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 39.9 | 35.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.0 | 48.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 22% | 19% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 175 | 100% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 70% |
| English Language | 175 | 100% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 64% |
| English Literature | 167 | 95% | 86% | 24% | 21% | 78% |
| Combined Science | 142 | 81% | 65% | 8% | 9% | 51% |
| History | 96 | 55% | 41% | 23% | 26% | 70% |
| Spanish | 67 | 38% | 19% | 19% | 27% | 75% |
| Geography | 55 | 31% | 41% | 16% | 25% | 58% |
| Citizenship Studies | 32 | 18% | 3% | 34% | 19% | 84% |
| Biology | 30 | 17% | 23% | 33% | 45% | 97% |
| Chemistry | 30 | 17% | 23% | 53% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 30 | 17% | 23% | 37% | 46% | 97% |
| Music | 18 | 10% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| Drama | 16 | 9% | 7% | 13% | 27% | 63% |
| Statistics | 15 | 9% | 5% | 60% | 20% | 100% |
| Photography | 14 | 8% | 6% | 7% | 19% | 71% |
| Fine Art | 13 | 7% | 9% | 23% | 28% | 77% |
| Arabic | 11 | 6% | 1% | 64% | 47% | 91% |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 53 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 46 | — | — |
| Multimedia | 44 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 43 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 35 | — | — |
| Tourism | 33 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 22 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 2 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Salford
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Co-op Academy Swinton
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Co-op Academy Walkden
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Ellesmere Park High School
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.