# The Lowry Academy

The 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.

Secondary school. Code E148393. [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 884
- Council: Salford
- URN: 148393

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Andrew's Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-methodist-primary-school-e105938): 480 m. Primary. School remains Outstanding, March 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hilton Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hilton-lane-primary-school-e152537): 550 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed
- [St Edmund's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-rc-primary-school-e135307): 560 m. Primary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Star Salford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/star-salford-academy-e149767): 790 m. Secondary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- [Bridgewater Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgewater-primary-school-e105912): 800 m. Primary. School remains Outstanding, May 2024. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [James Brindley Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/james-brindley-community-primary-school-e150187): 910 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148393)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148393)

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