Salford City Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Manchester (Salford).
Location
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Principals' Welcome Welcome to Salford City Academy, part of United Learning, where we embrace the motto The Best in Everyone . We are proud of our rapidly growing Academy, our outstanding students, and the culture of excellence that defines us. Together with our dedicated staff, we work to provide an exceptional education.
We focus on high achievement, preparing students for success in their careers through a curriculum that fosters 'powerful knowledge.' We are proud of our consistently excellent GCSE results, particularly in Maths and Science, placing us among the highest in Salford.
Our school community works hard to ensure every student makes outstanding progress, regardless of their starting point, supported by a dedicated team. We value high standards in uniform, behaviour, and communication, and celebrate the diversity of our multicultural community. We promote respect and understanding and foster excellent relationships among staff and students.
We hope you find the information you need Here you will find. Please contact us for more details or if you are interested in joining our SCA community.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 135071
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Salford
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2005
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Esther Bousselham Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Diana Kloss | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Scott Midson | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mohanad Saleh | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andy Richardson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Ann Mulholland | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Halstead | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Martin Wilkinson | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Kelly Lecheko | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Anne Hickey | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Zoe Brown | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Claire Woolley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Zeeshan Tariq | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Esther Bousselham Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Diana Kloss Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · term ended 2025 |
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