Oasis Academy MediaCityUK

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Oasis Academy MediaCityUK’s headline Progress 8 score of -0.51 sits well below the Salford local authority average of -0.22, placing it 13th out of 17 secondary schools in the borough. That gap of nearly three-tenths of a grade per subject is significant, and the school’s national ranking (2621st out of 3141) confirms it is in the bottom half of schools nationally. The picture is consistent across individual subjects: Progress 8 in maths is -0.8, in English -0.39, and in the EBacc subjects -0.34. The school’s EBacc average point score of 3.42 is modest, and only 14.1% of pupils achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above. With 52.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a high-needs community, and its results reflect the challenge of raising attainment in that context. Compared with its previous Ofsted rating of Inadequate in 2014, the school has clearly turned a corner, but the academic data suggests there is still ground to make up against local peers.

In its most recent graded inspection in 2016, Ofsted rated the school Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. A subsequent ungraded inspection in 2021 confirmed the school remains Good. The attainment 8 score of 38.7 is below the national average, and the basics measure (grade 5 or above in English and maths) sits at 28.8%, compared with 45.7% at grade 4 or above. The school’s Progress 8 banding is officially ‘Well below average’, and it ranks 339th out of 445 schools in the North West region. There is no sixth form, so pupils leave after Year 11. The school’s EBacc entry rate of 34.8% is moderate, and the proportion of pupils entering the EBacc is higher than those who achieve it, suggesting the curriculum is broad but outcomes are still developing. The school has held a Good rating across both its recent inspections, which is a notable improvement from its Inadequate rating in 2014.

The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 294 applications for 205 places and 168 first-preference offers from 173 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.43. Facilities include a swimming pool, sports hall, gymnasium, tennis courts, playing fields, science labs, an ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports on offer include rowing, rugby, netball, hockey, and cricket, while clubs range from the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to Model UN and coding. SEND provision is extensive, covering specific learning difficulties, moderate to severe learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families in Salford who want a broad, inclusive secondary with strong pastoral and SEND support, but who are realistic about academic outcomes that currently trail the local average.

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