Best Secondary Schools in Salford

We checked all 18 secondary schools in Salford and list every one: 5 ranked, then 13 without a rank.

Schools checked
18
Ranked
5
Without a rank
13

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Salford. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Salford also has 41 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Salford.

Ranked secondary schools in Salford

  1. 1

    All Hallows RC High School

    Local authority maintained, 752 pupils, inspected November 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    55.1%

  2. 2

    The Albion Academy

    Academy, 879 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    49.4%

  3. 3

    Beis Yaakov High School

    Academy, 283 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    49.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46%

  4. 4

    Buile Hill Academy

    Academy, 870 pupils, inspected June 2022

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    42.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50.6%

  5. 5

    AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK

    Free school, 464 pupils, inspected February 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    35.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    16.7%

Secondary schools in Salford without a rank

  • Beis Hatalmud School

    Independent, 145 pupils, inspected July 2025

    Ofsted: Inadequate
    Attainment 8
    14.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Beis Malka Girls school

    Independent, 300 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    18.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Beis Ruchel Girls School

    Independent, 198 pupils, inspected September 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    4.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Bnos Yisroel School Manchester

    Independent, 650 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    33.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Edstart

    Independent, 94 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    8.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Etz Chaim Boys School

    Independent, 245 pupils, inspected September 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    27.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    24%

  • King of Kings

    Independent, 28 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard

  • Manchester Senior Girls School

    Independent, 157 pupils, inspected July 2025

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    31.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    56.3%

  • Me'or High School

    Independent, 59 pupils, inspected July 2025

    Ofsted: Good

  • Mechinoh School

    Independent, 73 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  • Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch Schools

    Independent, Selective, 71 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    23.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • OYY Lubavitch Boys School

    Independent, 51 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    27.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    24.2%

  • Tiferes

    Independent, 387 pupils, inspected July 2025

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    43.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.3%