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Buile Hill Academy

Academy converter · Salford · M6 8RD

Ages 11–16 · 870 pupils · Salford

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Overall absence

19.1%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2022-06-08

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence19.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)54.5%
Unauthorised11.6%
Authorised absence
7.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
14.3%
Enrolments in measure
948

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

870 pupils · 900 places

Pupils on roll
870
Boys / girls
425 / 445
School capacity
900
Capacity fill
870 / 900 (97%)
Free school meals
45.3%
FSM pupils
394
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
Northern Education Trust
Headteacher
Mr James Haslam

Location

Address
Eccles Old Road
Postcode
M6 8RD
Town
Salford
Local authority
Salford
District
Salford
Constituency
Salford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
10 on roll / 10 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Salford, Salford, 870 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 45.3%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.

Open schools in Salford
63
Secondary schools in Salford
5
Academies among open schools in Salford
24% (15)
Open schools in M6
14
Secondary in M6
3
Open schools in Salford LA
137
Secondary in Salford LA
16

Nearby secondary schools

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Haslam
Telephone
01617361773
Website
https://bua.northerneducationtrust.org/

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