AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK
100- 102 Broadway, Salford, M50 2UW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALDRIDGE EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Colin Grand
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Aldridge Education
- Constituency
- Salford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 464
- URN
- 146303
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01616613947
About this school
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK is a secondary school in Salford. It teaches children aged 13 to 19 and has 464 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 79 | 97 | 90 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | 38.4 | 35.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.57 -0.90 to -0.24 | -0.84 -1.13 to -0.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 25.8% | 16.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 44.3% | 42.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
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 AldridgeUTC@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 | 42.5 | 32.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.4 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.6 | 33.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 337 |
| 2023/24 | 344 |
| 2024/25 | 456 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK compares
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK ranked 15th of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.6 | 10.6% | 44.8% | 464 | — |
| Oasis Academy MediaCityUK | 38.7 | 8.7% | 53.8% | 989 | 0.5 miles |
| Stretford High School | 44.4 | 9.4% | 44.4% | 1,000 | 1.3 miles |
| Buile Hill Academy | 42.9 | 15.9% | 48.3% | 870 | 1.3 miles |
| All Hallows RC High School | 49.3 | 6.1% | 39.9% | 752 | 1.3 miles |
| The Albion Academy | 47.4 | 10.9% | 63.3% | 879 | 1.6 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)
- 44.83%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.6%
- Persistent absence
- 33.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK0.5 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Stretford High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Buile Hill Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Salford
-
All Hallows RC High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Salford
-
The Albion Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Salford
Other schools in Salford
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Salford.
- All Hallows RC High School Secondary
- Beis Yaakov 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 year groups does AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK teach?
- AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK teaches children aged 13 to 19. It is a secondary school in Salford.
- Who is the headteacher of AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK?
- The headteacher of AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK is Mr Colin Grand, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected AldridgeUTC@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 big is AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK?
- AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK has 464 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 19.
- Is AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK full?
- AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK has capacity for 720 pupils and 464 on roll (64%), 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 AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK a faith school?
- No. AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK has no designated religious character.
- Is AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK a selective school?
- No. AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK?
- AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK is part of ALDRIDGE EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.5 in 2022/23 and 35.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK rank locally?
- AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK ranked 15th of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK's absence rate?
- AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, AldridgeUTC@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 10 July 2026.