What ages does Edstart teach?

Edstart teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in Salford.

Who is the director of education of Edstart?

The director of education of Edstart is Mr James Bradley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has Edstart been inspected?

Ofsted has not inspected Edstart under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.

How many pupils are at Edstart?

Edstart has 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.

Edstart has capacity for 120 pupils and 94 on roll (78%), 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 Edstart a faith school?

No. Edstart has no designated religious character.

How have Edstart's results changed over recent years?

Its Attainment 8 score was 8.6 in 2022/23 and 8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.

What are Edstart's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Edstart'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.

Edstart

EdStart Specialist Education, 5 Gerald Road, M6 6DW

Phase: Independent schools
School type: Other independent school
Ages: 11 to 16
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Director of Education: Mr James Bradley
Constituency: Salford
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 120
Pupils on roll: 94
URN: 137275
Local authority: Salford
Website: School website
Telephone: 03003034414

About this school

Edstart is an independent school in Salford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 94 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has not yet inspected Edstart under its current framework. 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

Edstart has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2011, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 4	29	53	52
Attainment 8 score	8.6	9.6	8.0
Progress 8 score	-	-	-
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	0%	0%	0%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	0%	5.7%	0%
Entered the English Baccalaureate	0%	0%	0%
English Baccalaureate average point score	0.4	0.5	0.4

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 Edstart has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Key stage 4: Attainment 8

Year	This school	Salford average	England average
2022/23	8.6	32.5	39.8
2023/24	9.6	33.5	39.5
2024/25	8	33.8	39

Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2022/23	58
2023/24	87
2024/25	74

School census, spring count each academic year.

School context

From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years): 0%
Pupils with an EHC plan: 30
Pupils on SEN support: 64

Location

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Recorded changes at this school

Capacity changed from 170 to 120 recorded 16 Jul 2026

Common questions

What ages does Edstart teach?: Edstart teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in Salford.
Who is the director of education of Edstart?: The director of education of Edstart is Mr James Bradley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has Edstart been inspected?: Ofsted has not inspected Edstart under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How many pupils are at Edstart?: Edstart has 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
Is Edstart full?: Edstart has capacity for 120 pupils and 94 on roll (78%), 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 Edstart a faith school?: No. Edstart has no designated religious character.
How have Edstart's results changed over recent years?: Its Attainment 8 score was 8.6 in 2022/23 and 8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
What are Edstart's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Edstart'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 24 July 2026.