The Lowry Academy
Secondary schoolThe Lowry Academy is a secondary school in Salford, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 884 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Lowry Academy was 42.1, against 43.6 in Salford and 46.2 in England.
42.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 42.1 | 43.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42.2% | 42.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59.2% | 59.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 211 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Andrew's Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding, March 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)480 m
- Hilton Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed550 m
- St Edmund's RC Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Star Salford AcademySecondary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met790 m
- Bridgewater Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding, May 2024. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- James Brindley Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Salford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).