The Lowry Academy

State-Funded School

the-lowry-academy-salford-north-west

North WestRegion

SalfordLocal Authority

Bolton South and WalkdenConstituency

M28 0SYPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Lowry Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Salford, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 884 pupils. The Lowry Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.03

Ethnicity

White

63%

Asian

Black

17%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

884

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 884
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: UNITED LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Mar 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
29 Nov 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.