Secondary
Arbour Academy
Canterbury Gardens, 640 Eccles New Road, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 44 of 65 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 4.9
- Local authority
- Salford
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Trust
- KINGS ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 14.6
- Pupils per adult
- 3.0
- Pupils
- 44
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
June 2024
Previous framework
Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationInadequate
October 2019
Ungraded inspection
Good
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Canterbury Gardens, 640 Eccles New Road, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Salford admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Gwyn Owen
- Address
- Canterbury Gardens, 640 Eccles New Road, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG
- Telephone
- 01614643483