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Best secondary schools in Salford

14 of 24 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Salford schools · primary schools

Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Progress 8 Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Beis Yaakov High School Salford 0.88 Not judged oversubscribed 1.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 All Hallows RC High School Salford 0.25 Good declining oversubscribed 1.66 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Salford City Academy Manchester hidden gem 0.13 Good about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 St Patrick's RC High School Manchester 0.07 Good oversubscribed 1.16 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 The Albion Academy Salford hidden gem -0.04 Good about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Irlam and Cadishead Academy Manchester hidden gem -0.07 Good improving about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 St Ambrose Barlow RC High School Manchester -0.23 Good declining about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Ellesmere Park High School Manchester -0.28 Good about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 The Lowry Academy Manchester hidden gem -0.37 Good about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Co-op Academy Walkden Manchester hidden gem -0.47 Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 Co-op Academy Swinton Manchester hidden gem -0.48 Good undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Oasis Academy MediaCityUK Manchester hidden gem -0.51 Good undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Moorside High School Manchester -0.59 Good about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK Salford -0.84 Good — approximate

Also in Salford

10 further secondary schools with no published Progress 8 for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Salford, not a fairer one.

Applying in Salford

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