Buile Hill Academy
Academy converter in Salford, Salford.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 870 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 900 |
| Free school meals | 45.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Address | Eccles Old Road, Salford, M6 8RD |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://bua.northerneducationtrust.org/ |
| Telephone | 01617361773 |
| URN | 150868 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 June 2022, published 25 July 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Buile Hill Academy, URN 143059).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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- Beis Yaakov High School (secondary school, about 3.2 km)
- Moorside High School (secondary school, about 3.3 km)
- Co-op Academy Swinton (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.