Broadoak School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Secondary
Manchester · M31 4BU · Trafford
Ages 11–16
- Att844.4
- P8-0.6
- EM5+36%
- Absence9.3%
1.6 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 142073
Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Academy sponsor led · Manchester · M44 5ZR
Ages 11–16 · 844 pupils · Salford
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
40.5
Overall absence
9.0%
Admissions demand
0.95 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-02-28
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.07
−20+2
Attainment 840.5
English & maths grade 5+32%
English & maths grade 4+45%
EBacc entry52%
EBacc APS: 3.7
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.6%
Unauthorised5.7%
- Authorised absence
- 3.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 757
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.95 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
145
Places offered
163
1st-preference offers
144
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 177
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 153
- Applications from outside LA
- 3
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill80%
844 pupils · 1,050 places
- Pupils on roll
- 844
- Boys / girls
- 421 / 423
- School capacity
- 1,050
- Capacity fill
- 844 / 1,050 (80%)
- Free school meals
- 39.1%
- FSM pupils
- 330
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Leader
Location
- Address
- Station Road, Irlam
- Postcode
- M44 5ZR
- Town
- Manchester
- Local authority
- Salford
- District
- Salford
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Manchester, Salford, 844 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy. Free school meals: 39.1%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Wellacre Technology Academy
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy converter · Secondary
Manchester · M41 6AP · Trafford
Ages 11–16
- Att845.6
- P8-0.3
- EM5+47%
- Absence8.1%
1.7 miles away
Flixton Girls School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Manchester · M41 5DR · Trafford
Ages 11–16
- Att849.2
- P80.0
- EM5+55%
- Absence7.5%
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Leader
- Telephone
- 01615370660