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University technical college · sixth form · 464 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.6
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The Albion Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 879of 875 places
- Free school meals
- 58.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 170
- Ofsted
- Good, 23 May 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Albion Academy (URN 138418, until 1 February 2018).
What the data says
The Albion Academy has no sixth form. Of the 151 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 17% moved to a sixth form college, 54% to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
15% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 37% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.4 against 46.1 across England and 42.9 in Salford, with 49% 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 | The Albion Academy | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 151 | 2,558 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 75% | 85% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 72% | 78% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 2% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 17% | 16% | 13% |
| — further education college | 54% | 57% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 15% | 10% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 9% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Albion Academy | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.4 | 42.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 52% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.32 | 3.77 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 61% | 40% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 41.5 | 35.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 56.5 | 48.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 36% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 169 | 99% | 89% | 22% | 20% | 67% |
| Mathematics | 169 | 99% | 88% | 23% | 22% | 66% |
| English Literature | 160 | 94% | 86% | 33% | 21% | 76% |
| Combined Science | 128 | 75% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 48% |
| Geography | 95 | 56% | 41% | 31% | 25% | 64% |
| Spanish | 79 | 46% | 19% | 39% | 27% | 84% |
| Statistics | 63 | 37% | 5% | 52% | 20% | 98% |
| History | 57 | 34% | 41% | 21% | 26% | 51% |
| Art and Design | 41 | 24% | 7% | 15% | 24% | 85% |
| Physics | 32 | 19% | 23% | 66% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 32 | 19% | 23% | 72% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 32 | 19% | 23% | 59% | 45% | 100% |
| Photography | 23 | 14% | 6% | 17% | 19% | 70% |
| Citizenship Studies | 16 | 9% | 3% | 6% | 19% | 56% |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 8% | 31% | 23% | 32% | 62% |
| French | 9 | 5% | 18% | 67% | 29% | 89% |
| Music | 8 | 5% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| Portuguese | 7 | 4% | 0% | 86% | 50% | 100% |
| Drama | 7 | 4% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 71% |
| Persian | 4 | 2% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Chinese | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Arabic | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 47 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 39 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 33 | — | — |
| Tourism | 16 | — | — |
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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.