Buile Hill Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Salford (Salford).
Attainment 8
46.1
▼ 0.1 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
50.8%
▲ 5pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
84.1%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.6
▲ 4.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
45.3%
▲ 18pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
32.8%
▲ 19pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
97%
870 / 900 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Requires improvement
last graded, 2022
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Buile Hill Academy is a secondary school located in Salford. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 901 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 900. It is part of the NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Mr James Haslam.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- NORTHERN Model
- Our Academy Academy Day
- Alumni
- Social Media
- Train to Teach
- Recruitment
- Bromcom
- Sparx Maths
- Net Geography
- Net History
- English Podcasts
- In this section Academy Day
- Demonstrate commitment
- Meet new people
- Make friends
- Support your learning
Key facts
- URN
- 150868
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Salford
- Constituency
- Salford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Diane Anderton | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Vicki Sassenburg | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Violeta Dimitrova | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Newton | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Jane Wilson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr James Haslam | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Ms Lisa Harrison | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Elizabeth De Angelis | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Olivia Rowe | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Dean Buckley | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record