The Lowry Academy

Salford · M28 0SY

General information Secondary School · 11-16 years Who goes here 884 pupils, 58.6% FSM

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The Lowry Academy

General Information

Address: Hilton Lane, Little Hulton, Worsley, Manchester, M28 0SY – View on map
Phone: 01615295200
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Claire Coy
Age range: 11-16 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 127 families put it first for 147 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 3 of the 147 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 4 · 2025 9 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

884 pupils out of 1200 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 518
% eligible for free school meals: 58.6%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Salford average)
English as an additional language: 31% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 19.5% a year (Salford 20%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 57% moved to another school, 43% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Salford: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 28 (2.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 14 (1.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 12 (0.9 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Salford, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 10.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 27.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 26 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 20 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 15 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 15 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 10 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Attainment 8 score: 44.7
Compared with the area: in line with the Salford average (44.7)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (+6.0 points against an expected 38.7)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 62% (Salford 64%, England 65%) Improving
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

GCSE results over time

This schoolSalford averageEngland↗ Improving Up 4.2 points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Salford average (44.7).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

7th of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8

#5Salford City Academy46.1
#6Ellesmere Park High School45.8
#7The Lowry Academy44.7
#8Co-op Academy Swinton44.6
#9St Ambrose Barlow RC High School44.2

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1St Patrick's RC High School53.8
#2All Hallows RC High School49.3
#3Beis Yaakov High School49.3
#4The Albion Academy47.4
#5Salford City Academy46.1
#6Ellesmere Park High School45.8
#7The Lowry Academy44.7
#8Co-op Academy Swinton44.6
#9St Ambrose Barlow RC High School44.2
#10Co-op Academy Walkden43.6
#11Irlam and Cadishead Academy43.6
#12Buile Hill Academy42.9
#13Moorside High School41.8
#14Oasis Academy MediaCityUK38.7
#15AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK35.6

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 77.0%
Went into further education: 74.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Science Double Award
History
Geography
Art & Design
Spanish
Computer Science
Physics (General)
Chemistry (General)
Biology
Religious Studies
Psychology (General)
Speech & Drama
Music Studies (General)
Arabic
Russian
Persian Language
Polish
Statistics
Chinese
Portuguese
Italian
Urdu
French Language

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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9th of 10 secondary schools in Salford for Ofsted rating

#7St Ambrose Barlow RC High SchoolGood
#8The Albion AcademyGood
#9The Lowry AcademyGood
#10Buile Hill AcademyRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUKGood
#2All Hallows RC High SchoolGood
#3Co-op Academy SwintonGood
#4Co-op Academy WalkdenGood
#5Ellesmere Park High SchoolGood
#6Irlam and Cadishead AcademyGood
#7St Ambrose Barlow RC High SchoolGood
#8The Albion AcademyGood
#9The Lowry AcademyGood
#10Buile Hill AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £10,481 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 16 secondary schools in Salford for spending per pupil

#1The Lowry Academy£10,481
#2Irlam and Cadishead Academy£10,393
#3The Albion Academy£9,527

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Lowry Academy£10,481
#2Irlam and Cadishead Academy£10,393
#3The Albion Academy£9,527
#4Star Salford Academy£9,191
#5All Hallows RC High School£9,163
#6St Patrick's RC High School£9,120
#7Buile Hill Academy£9,097
#8Salford City Academy£9,041
#9Beis Yaakov High School£8,667
#10St Ambrose Barlow RC High School£8,524
#11Co-op Academy Swinton£8,245
#12Moorside High School£7,875
#13Oasis Academy MediaCityUK£7,823
#14Ellesmere Park High School£7,813
#15Co-op Academy Walkden£7,727
#16AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK£7,660

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Salford: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered