Academy · Salford

Buile Hill Academy

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Salford council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

2026/27

2027/28

See Salford's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 111 families put this school as their first choice, and 178 places were offered. 110 of the families who put it first got a place (99%).

EntryPlaces offeredPut it firstGot their first choice
September 202617811199%
September 2025174102100%

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 8 June 2022. Overall: Requires improvement It was inspected as Buile Hill Academy, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type
Academy
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11–16
Pupils
870 (capacity 900)
Gender
Mixed
Academy trust
NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Phone
01617361773
Address
Eccles Old Road, Salford, M6 8RD
Website
bua.northerneducationtrust.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports

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