New Park Academy
Off Green Lane, Patricroft, Eccles, M30 0RW
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SOVEREIGN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Clegg
- Sponsor
- The Sovereign Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 170
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 145850
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615323254
About this school
New Park Academy is a special academy in Eccles. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 200 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 17% | 30% |
| Expected standard in maths | 38% | 17% | 20% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 25% | 8% | 10% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 100.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 98.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 19 | 32 | 38 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.77 -3.51 to -2.03 | -2.35 -2.88 to -1.83 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
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 New Park Academy 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 | 0% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1 | 32.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.5 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.6 | 33.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 35.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 32.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 123 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 78.38%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 32.68%
- Persistent absence
- 72.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodlands0.3 miles
Special schools · Rossendale
-
Branwood Preparatory School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Alder Brook Primary Partnership Centre0.9 miles
Academies · Salford
-
Clarendon Cottage Preparatory School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Salford
-
Chatsworth High School and Community College1.1 miles
Academies · Salford
Other schools in Eccles
- Oakwood Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does New Park Academy teach?
- New Park Academy teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Eccles.
- Who is the headteacher of New Park Academy?
- The headteacher of New Park Academy is Mrs Laura Clegg, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was New Park Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Park Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is New Park Academy?
- New Park Academy has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is New Park Academy full?
- New Park Academy has capacity for 170 pupils and 200 on roll (118%), 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 New Park Academy a faith school?
- No. New Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs New Park Academy?
- New Park Academy is part of THE SOVEREIGN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does New Park Academy have?
- The schools register lists New Park Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have New Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is New Park Academy's absence rate?
- New Park Academy's overall absence rate is 32.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Park Academy'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 10 July 2026.