Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
King William Street, Salford, Manchester, M50 3UQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Principal
- Mr Christian Harris
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Salford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 989
- URN
- 135661
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01618866500
About this school
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK is a secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 989 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy MediaCityUK, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 167 | 184 | 206 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.7 | 38.7 | 38.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 -0.51 to -0.05 | -0.51 -0.73 to -0.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 28.8% | 26.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 45.7% | 48.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 34.8% | 46.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Oasis Academy MediaCityUK has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.7 | 32.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.7 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.7 | 33.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 960 |
| 2023/24 | 1,020 |
| 2024/25 | 1,013 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy MediaCityUK compares
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK ranked 14th of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.7 | 8.7% | 53.8% | 989 | — |
| AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK | 35.6 | 10.6% | 44.8% | 464 | 0.5 miles |
| Stretford High School | 44.4 | 9.4% | 44.4% | 1,000 | 1.3 miles |
| The Albion Academy | 47.4 | 10.9% | 63.3% | 879 | 1.4 miles |
| Buile Hill Academy | 42.9 | 15.9% | 48.3% | 870 | 1.5 miles |
| All Hallows RC High School | 49.3 | 6.1% | 39.9% | 752 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.8%
- English as an additional language
- 36.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.68%
- Persistent absence
- 23.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK0.5 miles
Secondary · Salford
-
Stretford High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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The Albion Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Salford
-
Buile Hill Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Salford
-
All Hallows RC High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Salford
Other schools in Manchester
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK ranks 55th of the 59 ranked secondary schools in Manchester.
- Audenshaw School Secondary
- Broadoak School Secondary
- Burnage Academy for Boys Secondary
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Secondary
- Chorlton High School Secondary
- CHS South Secondary
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue Secondary
- Co-op Academy Failsworth Secondary
- Co-op Academy Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy North Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy Swinton Secondary
- Co-op Academy Walkden Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Oasis Academy MediaCityUK teach?
- Oasis Academy MediaCityUK teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the principal of Oasis Academy MediaCityUK?
- The principal of Oasis Academy MediaCityUK is Mr Christian Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oasis Academy MediaCityUK been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy MediaCityUK, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Oasis Academy MediaCityUK?
- Oasis Academy MediaCityUK has 989 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Oasis Academy MediaCityUK full?
- Oasis Academy MediaCityUK has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 989 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oasis Academy MediaCityUK a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy MediaCityUK has no designated religious character.
- Is Oasis Academy MediaCityUK a selective school?
- No. Oasis Academy MediaCityUK is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Oasis Academy MediaCityUK part of an academy trust?
- Oasis Academy MediaCityUK is part of OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oasis Academy MediaCityUK's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.7 in 2022/23 and 38.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oasis Academy MediaCityUK compare with other schools in Salford?
- Oasis Academy MediaCityUK ranked 14th of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oasis Academy MediaCityUK's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy MediaCityUK's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy MediaCityUK's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy MediaCityUK's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.