Beis Yaakov High School
69 Broom Lane, Bury New Road, Salford, M7 4FF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Trust
- BEIS YAAKOV JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY
- Head Teacher
- Mr Benjamin Myers
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 275
- Pupils on roll
- 283
- URN
- 138698
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617088220
About this school
Beis Yaakov High School is a Jewish girls' secondary academy in Salford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 283 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beis Yaakov High School, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 66 | 66 | 63 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 | 55.4 | 49.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.20 -0.16 to +0.55 | +0.88 +0.53 to +1.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 68.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 83.3% | 79.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 22.7% | 30.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
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 Beis Yaakov High School 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 | 48.5 | 32.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.4 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.3 | 33.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 309 |
| 2023/24 | 296 |
| 2024/25 | 285 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beis Yaakov High School compares
Beis Yaakov High School ranked 3rd of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.3 | 6.6% | 3.2% | 283 | — |
| The King David High School | 55.4 | 8% | 19% | 708 | 0.8 miles |
| The Albion Academy | 47.4 | 10.9% | 63.3% | 879 | 1.2 miles |
| St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | 50.4 | 7.9% | 23.9% | 1,032 | 1.2 miles |
| Manchester Mesivta School | 39.3 | 12.5% | 2.9% | 233 | 1.3 miles |
| Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester | 58.2 | 4.3% | 47.2% | 659 | 1.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.16%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.55%
- Persistent absence
- 15.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The King David High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
The Albion Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Salford
-
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Manchester Mesivta School1.3 miles
Secondary · Prestwich
-
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester1.5 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Salford
Beis Yaakov High School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Salford.
- AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK Secondary
- All Hallows RC High School Secondary
- Buile Hill Academy Secondary
- The Albion Academy Secondary
- Brentnall Academy Primary
- Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School Primary
- Dukesgate Academy Primary
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School Primary
- Lark Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Light Oaks Infant School Primary
- Light Oaks Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beis Yaakov High School teach?
- Beis Yaakov High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Salford.
- Who is the head teacher of Beis Yaakov High School?
- The head teacher of Beis Yaakov High School is Mr Benjamin Myers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beis Yaakov High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beis Yaakov High School, 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 Beis Yaakov High School?
- Beis Yaakov High School has 283 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Beis Yaakov High School full?
- Beis Yaakov High School has capacity for 275 pupils and 283 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Beis Yaakov High School a faith school?
- Yes. Beis Yaakov High School is designated Jewish.
- Is Beis Yaakov High School a selective school?
- No. Beis Yaakov High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Beis Yaakov High School part of an academy trust?
- Beis Yaakov High School is part of BEIS YAAKOV JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beis Yaakov High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.5 in 2022/23 and 49.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beis Yaakov High School compare with other schools in Salford?
- Beis Yaakov High School ranked 3rd of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beis Yaakov High School's absence rate?
- Beis Yaakov High School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beis Yaakov High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beis Yaakov High School'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.