Irlam and Cadishead Academy | School performance

63%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

47%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

39%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

417.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

775

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

47%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

39%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

417.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

775

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

47%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

39%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

417.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

775

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/02/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySalford

PhaseSecondary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Irlam and Cadishead Academy · Secondary · Salford

Part ofUNITED LEARNING TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

63%

+17pp

63%52%41%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 63%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

47%

+15pp

47%34%22%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 47%

Attainment 8

43.6

+3.1

44.441.238.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 43.6

EBacc entry

39%

-13pp

52%41%30%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 39%

EBacc APS

417.5

+24.9

500.5446.5392.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 417.5

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

775

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

11%

FSM eligible

40%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

23%

Contact

Address

Station Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 5ZR

Local authority

Salford

Website

www.irlamandcadishead.org.uk

Telephone

01615370660

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	63%	47%	43.6	Not applicable	39%	417.5	40%	775
2023/24	45%	32%	40.5	-0.07	52%	392.5	53%	706
2022/23	51%	33%	38.2	-0.48	43%	500.5	45%	682
2021/22	59%	36%	44.4	-0.20	30%	404.3	31%	636
2018/19	41%	22%	38.0	-0.60	33%	407.9	36%	604
2017/18	40%	18%	35.7	-1.00	7%	303.0	7%	602
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2016/17	Not published	—	Not applicable	Not published	Not published

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	775	18.9	14%	11%	40%	8%	23%
2023/24	706	16.3	27%	7%	43%	9%	26%
2022/23	682	21.2	28%	7%	41%	10%	31%
2021/22	636	18.6	26%	6%	39%	11%	34%
2020/21	606	18.7	21%	6%	39%	—	—
2018/19	604	15.9	19%	6%	39%	6%	16%
2017/18	—	14.7	—	—	—	6%	18%