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Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026
GCSE results 2026
Salford GCSE results 2026
Provisional 2025/26 results for 15 state secondary schools in Salford, 2,598 pupils. Salford ranks 104 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which rose by 0.8 points on 2025.
Grade 5+ English & maths
44.2%
3.6 pts below England
Grade 7+ English & maths
11.5%
3.2 pts below England
Attainment 8
45.5
2.1 points below England
Council rank
104 / 151
By average Attainment 8
Salford at a glance
- Highest Attainment 8: St Patrick's RC High School (53.3).
- Schools range from 35.8 to 53.3 on Attainment 8, a spread of 17.5 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
- Disadvantaged pupils averaged 37.3, 13.4 points behind their classmates (a smaller gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at The Albion Academy (46.1).
- Most improved on 2025: The Albion Academy, up 3.7 points to 51.1.
Every Salford secondary school, ranked
Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths
| # | School | Pupils | Attainment 8 | vs 2025 | Grade 4+ E&M | Grade 5+ E&M | Grade 7+ E&M | Disadvantaged A8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Patrick's RC High SchoolRoman Catholic | 184 | 53.3 | −0.5 | 75.5% | 56.0% | 13.6% | 41.6 |
| 2 | All Hallows RC High SchoolRoman Catholic | 127 | 51.7 | +2.4 | 68.5% | 52.8% | 21.3% | 42.5 |
| 3 | The Albion Academy | 162 | 51.1 | +3.7 | 72.2% | 59.9% | 14.2% | 46.1 |
| 4 | Beis Yaakov High SchoolGirls · Jewish | 54 | 50.4 | +1.1 | 74.1% | 50.0% | 9.3% | — |
| 5 | Ellesmere Park High School | 159 | 48.9 | +3.1 | 69.8% | 50.3% | 14.5% | 38.5 |
| 6 | Co-op Academy Swinton | 176 | 47.5 | +2.9 | 64.2% | 42.0% | 10.8% | 39.4 |
| 7 | Co-op Academy Walkden | 291 | 47.2 | +3.6 | 58.4% | 40.9% | 14.8% | 35.5 |
| 8 | Buile Hill Academy | 181 | 46.1 | +3.2 | 70.7% | 50.8% | 16.6% | 37.9 |
| 9 | Irlam and Cadishead Academy | 128 | 45.3 | +1.7 | 68.8% | 48.4% | 8.6% | 40.5 |
| 10 | St Ambrose Barlow RC High SchoolRoman Catholic | 208 | 44.8 | +0.6 | 58.7% | 39.4% | 9.1% | 34.6 |
| 11 | Salford City AcademyChristian | 165 | 44.6 | −1.5 | 64.8% | 49.1% | 10.9% | 38.4 |
| 12 | The Lowry Academy | 211 | 42.1 | −2.6 | 59.2% | 42.2% | 9.0% | 37.6 |
| 13 | Moorside High School | 262 | 40.1 | −1.7 | 57.6% | 38.2% | 7.3% | 30.9 |
| 14 | AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK | 105 | 39.0 | +3.4 | 51.4% | 28.6% | 3.8% | 34.8 |
| 15 | Oasis Academy MediaCityUK | 185 | 35.8 | −2.9 | 41.1% | 24.9% | 7.0% | 27.9 |
| England average | 47.6 | 66.8% | 47.8% | 14.7% | 37.7 |
Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.
Salford against the rest of the North West
- Trafford65.7%
- Stockport52.9%
- Warrington50.8%
- Bolton47.9%
- Manchester46.4%
- Cheshire East46.1%
- Wirral46.0%
- Lancashire45.0%
- Cheshire West and Chester44.4%
- Blackburn with Darwen44.4%
- Tameside44.3%
- Salford44.2%
- Wigan44.1%
- Westmorland and Furness42.8%
- St. Helens41.9%
- Oldham41.4%
- Rochdale41.2%
- Sefton40.2%
- Bury39.6%
- Liverpool39.1%
- Blackpool37.1%
- Halton36.5%
- Cumberland34.0%
- Knowsley26.2%
Reading these figures
- Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
- There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
- These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
- Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.