Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Salford
Station Road, Manchester, M44 5ZR
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 28/02/2024
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
22.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
844
Capacity used
Has space80%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
173 of 174 families who put it first got an offer
198
Places offered
213
Total applications
1.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 174 | 173 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 28 | 16 | ● 57% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 2 | ● 25% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 3 | 1 | ● 33% |
| Total | 213 | 192 | 90% |
1st preference success by year
Salford lets families list 6 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (4 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Chris Leader
- Address
- Station Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 5ZR
- Phone
- 01615370660
- Local authority
- Salford
- Ward / constituency
- Cadishead & Lower Irlam · Worsley and Eccles
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142073
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
844 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
28 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 845 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.70 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 39.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 107 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 106 | 15% | 57% | 70% | |
| English Language | 106 | 18% | 46% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 104 | 15% | 48% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 87 | 5% | 33% | 51% | |
| History | 68 | 24% | 46% | 56% | |
| Geography | 42 | 26% | 60% | 74% | |
| French | 41 | 24% | 68% | 85% | |
| Art and Design | 27 | 22% | 48% | 74% | |
| Biology | 18 | 50% | 94% | 100% | |
| Physics | 18 | 44% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 56% | 100% | 100% | |
| Music | 7 | 0% | 14% | 29% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Salford council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.