Ellesmere Park High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Salford
Wentworth Road, Manchester, M30 9BP
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/07/2023
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
22.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
818
Capacity used
Has space91%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
152 of 175 families who put it first got an offer
177
Places offered
467
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 175 | 152 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 144 | 19 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 97 | 3 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 51 | 3 | ● 6% |
| Total | 467 | 177 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Salford lets families list 6 preferences. 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Iain Ross
- Address
- Wentworth Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9BP
- Phone
- 01615076420
- Local authority
- Salford
- Ward / constituency
- Eccles · Worsley and Eccles
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144200
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
818 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 July 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 20
04 March 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 826 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
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 | 42.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.25 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.73 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 147 | — |
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 | 147 | 16% | 46% | 74% | |
| English Language | 147 | 17% | 61% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 144 | 16% | 63% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 112 | 7% | 33% | 57% | |
| Art and Design | 73 | 19% | 89% | 96% | |
| Geography | 66 | 15% | 45% | 64% | |
| History | 52 | 23% | 58% | 65% | |
| Spanish | 33 | 12% | 39% | 55% | |
| Computer Science | 32 | 34% | 81% | 91% | |
| Biology | 29 | 38% | 69% | 90% | |
| Physics | 29 | 28% | 69% | 90% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 17% | 69% | 83% |
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) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.