Buile Hill Academy
Eccles Old Road, Salford, M6 8RD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Haslam
- Sponsor
- Northern Education Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Salford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 870
- URN
- 150868
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617361773
About this school
Buile Hill Academy is a secondary academy in Salford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 870 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Buile Hill Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Buile Hill Academy (URN 143059).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 170 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 |
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 Buile Hill 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 19.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Buile Hill Academy compares
Buile Hill Academy ranked 12th of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.9 | 15.9% | 48.3% | 870 | — |
| All Hallows RC High School | 49.3 | 6.1% | 39.9% | 752 | 0.5 miles |
| The Albion Academy | 47.4 | 10.9% | 63.3% | 879 | 1.1 miles |
| Ellesmere Park High School | 45.8 | 8% | 29.2% | 818 | 1.3 miles |
| AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK | 35.6 | 10.6% | 44.8% | 464 | 1.3 miles |
| Oasis Academy MediaCityUK | 38.7 | 8.7% | 53.8% | 989 | 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)
- 48.28%
- English as an additional language
- 29.3%
- Overall absence
- 15.89%
- Persistent absence
- 44.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Hallows RC High School0.5 miles
Secondary · Salford
-
The Albion Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Salford
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Ellesmere Park High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK1.3 miles
Secondary · Salford
-
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK1.5 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Salford
Buile Hill Academy ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Salford.
- AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK Secondary
- All Hallows RC High School Secondary
- Beis Yaakov High School 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 Buile Hill Academy teach?
- Buile Hill Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Salford.
- Who is the headteacher of Buile Hill Academy?
- The headteacher of Buile Hill Academy is Mr James Haslam, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Buile Hill Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Buile Hill 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 many pupils are at Buile Hill Academy?
- Buile Hill Academy has 870 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Buile Hill Academy full?
- Buile Hill Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 870 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Buile Hill Academy a faith school?
- No. Buile Hill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Buile Hill Academy part of an academy trust?
- Buile Hill Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Buile Hill Academy have?
- The schools register lists Buile Hill 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 does Buile Hill Academy compare with other schools in Salford?
- Buile Hill Academy ranked 12th of 15 secondary schools in Salford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Buile Hill Academy's absence rate?
- Buile Hill Academy's overall absence rate is 15.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Buile Hill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Buile Hill 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.