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Buile Hill Academy: data, trends and context

Buile Hill Academy is a secondary school in Salford. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
150868
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Salford
Region
North West
Trust
NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
M6 8RD
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
870
FSM eligible
45.3%
EAL / First language other than English
26.6%
SEND (total)
20.1%
SEN Support
17.7%
EHCP
2.4%
White British
55.6%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
84.1%
Overall absence
15.9%
Persistent absence
44.3%
Severe absence
10.9%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
SalfordLocal authority90.2%9.8%5.1%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
305.7%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
38.7%
Permanent exclusion rate
1.9%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
42.9
English & maths grade 5+
50.6%
English & maths grade 4+
66.5%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Buile Hill Academy is a secondary school in Salford. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.