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University technical college · sixth form · 464 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.6
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Buile Hill Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 870of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 45.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 170
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 8 June 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Buile Hill Academy (URN 143059, until 1 September 2024).
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Buile Hill Academy’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.9 against 46.1 across England and 42.9 in Salford, with 51% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in Spanish and French add up to 13% of the year group, and 13% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
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.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Buile Hill Academy | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.9 | 42.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 13% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 | 3.77 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 44% | 40% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.9 | 35.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 49.1 | 48.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 42% | 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 | 167 | 98% | 89% | 19% | 20% | 68% |
| Mathematics | 167 | 98% | 88% | 19% | 22% | 70% |
| English Literature | 165 | 97% | 86% | 26% | 21% | 79% |
| Combined Science | 132 | 78% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 57% |
| History | 64 | 38% | 41% | 28% | 26% | 61% |
| Geography | 48 | 28% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 67% |
| Biology | 28 | 16% | 23% | 46% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 28 | 16% | 23% | 54% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 28 | 16% | 23% | 57% | 47% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 27 | 16% | 9% | 30% | 28% | 96% |
| Spanish | 21 | 12% | 19% | 67% | 27% | 90% |
| Computer Science | 20 | 12% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 50% |
| Photography | 18 | 11% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 100% |
| Music | 18 | 11% | 5% | 22% | 33% | 94% |
| Textiles | 17 | 10% | 2% | 29% | 27% | 82% |
| Portuguese | 10 | 6% | 0% | 80% | 50% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 5% | 31% | 25% | 32% | 75% |
| Arabic | 5 | 3% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Polish | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Chinese | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 31 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 17 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 12 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 2 | — | — |
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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.