AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK

University technical college · Secondary school · Salford, Salford
M50 2UW
Composite score
44.5

About AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK

AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK is a secondary school in Salford, Salford, classified by the DfE as a university technical college. Around 456 pupils aged 13 to 19 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 35.6 — well below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 2.8 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

17% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 42% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 45% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,959
National rank
#400
In North West
#15
In Salford
Top 93%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
35.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
17%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
42%
% EBacc grade 5+
0%
EBacc average points score
2.55

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 456 % FSM ever-6 44.8% % EAL 6.4% Age range 13–19 Gender Mixed

Location

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