Arbour Academy
Special / other · Salford, Greater Manchester · M5 5AG
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 9 October 2019
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44 pupils · 68% of 65 capacity
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 72.7% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 3.8% of pupils
- SEN support
- 15.4% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 80.8% of pupils
- URN
- 149590
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
46% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 27% moved to another state school · 27% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 3 June 2025: Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.