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Salford City Academy has received the School of Sanctuary Award. This award recognises our commitment to fostering a welcoming culture, a strong sense of belonging, and solidarity with those seeking safety.

On Monday 30th June, some students from Salford City Academy got the opportunity to perform Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute, on the renowned stage of the Bridgewater Hall!

Year 10 student Dalal Aldosha from Salford City Academy has been nationally recognised at the United Learning Best in Everyone Awards, winning the Religious Studies Award for her academic excellence and leadership.

Salford City Academy's Pioneer Programme students achieved national recognition at the STEM on Track Finals, earning top awards for learning, building, and racing their go-karts. Discover how hands-on STEM education is driving student success.

Salford City Academy's 2025 Family Festival on Saturday 17th May was even bigger and better than the previous year! The sun was shining, and over 1300 people attended for a jam-packed day of fun.

Salford City Academy’s new ‘Feel Good Fridays’ initiative rewards students with live music, a Proud Table for showcasing achievements, and morning football - creating a vibrant, uplifting end to the school week.

Salford City Academy celebrated the magical world of reading on World Book Day 2025.

Salford City Academy's facilities are available for hire by the local community during evenings, weekends and school holiday periods. If you are part of a local club or group, why not base your sessions at our school!

Our first Enrichment Day of the academic year was on Friday 1st November. On these days, students step away from their regular timetables to engage in a wide range of activities designed to enhance skills and knowledge beyond the traditional curriculum.

This term, the activites were designed to allow students to develop Salford City Academy's REACT values: responsibility, excellence, aspiration, commitment and teamwork.

Students here at Salford City Academy were full of excitement on August 22nd, after receiving their GCSE results.

Across Year 11, more than two-thirds of the students achieved a grade 4 or above in English and Maths, while 44% of students achieved a grade 5 or above in the two core subjects.

SCA buzzed with excitement and literary flair as students and teachers celebrated World Book Day with a range of activities designed to ignite a love for reading. SCA, nestled in the heart of our community, transformed into a literary wonderland, emphasising the importance of books and storytelling in education.

Through the exciting platform, our students will be able to explore the multiple career opportunities available to them, both at ITV and across the creative industries. The programme provides a way for us to collaborate with creative partners and businesses local to us and give our students access to 1:1 mentoring programmes, workplace visits and other creative initiatives.

In a heartwarming display of community spirit, our local newspaper, Salford Now, has beautifully captured the essence of the upcoming holiday season by featuring a heartfelt article about our senior citizen's Christmas lunch.  

JOY FOR GCSE STUDENTS SALFORD CITY ACADEMY

~As a sign of the strength of the school, the students continue to improve compared to 2019. ~

Excitement at Salford City Academy (SCA) today as Year 11 students celebrate an excellent set of GCSE results.

As a sign of the strength of the school, the students continue to improve compared to 2019. The improvement in academic results is a testament to our students’ hard work and dedication.

Some of the academy’s standout individual successes, who achieved a swathe of the top 8 and 9 grades, include:

Our wonderful Careers Team have provided you with lots of information regarding college Open Days! Download the below files to find out more!

~ Validated league tables from the Department for Education confirm above average student progress for Salford City Academy students ~ 

~ School secures its highest progress score in 2022 ~ 

Salford City Academy has reinforced its success at GCSE this summer with validated progress scores.

The scores come as part of the Department for Education’s validated GCSE league tables released today. This national data shows schools’ performance on the government’s Progress 8 measure, which calculates the average progress students make by GCSE, compared with other similar schools. A progress score that meets the national average is set at 0 each year, with anything higher reflecting value added to a student’s achievements during their time at school.

Pupils from Barton Moss Primary School and Salford City Academy were joined by special guests on 5^th December at the launch of a new 'Park and Stride' scheme. It's part of a series of improvements to make the walk to school safer and more enjoyable.

The changes have come about after Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking worked with pupils from Barton Moss Primary School to assess the local streets to see what improvements could be made to make it easier for them to walk to school.

Teachers were excited to finally celebrate World Book Day in person, they have dusted off their best fancy dress to show students that they 'Are a Reader' and promote the love of reading once again in the academy. 

U13's Girls football team head to Preston for Northern finals. 

We are delighted to announce that we, Salford City Academy, have achieved the School Games Gold Mark Award for the 2021/22 academic year.   The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward and recognise school’s engagement (provision and uptake) in the School Games against a national benchmark and to celebrate keeping young people active, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success.  

Students of Salford City Academy can continue reading at home. Our literacy team share helpful links and information in this article to show you how.