Arbour Academy
Arbour Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in Salford, Greater Manchester for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 44 pupils and room for 65. About 73 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Canterbury Gardens, 640 Eccles New Road, Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG0161 464 3483arbouracademy.ukMr Gwyn Owen headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 3 June 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 9 October 2019 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Salford council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) and SEN unit with 61 pupils and a SEN unit with 61 pupils, for autism, social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Salford with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (30), Autistic spectrum disorder (7), language and communications needs (3), Specific learning difficulty (2), Hearing impairment (1), Moderate learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 44 | 26 | 13 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 73% | 73% | 31% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 15% | 62% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 81% | 31% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Road Community Primary School | Academy | 520 m | – | Good 2020 | – | Compare |
| Clarendon Cottage Preparatory School | Independent | 560 m | 105 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Mary's RC Primary School | Roman Catholic | 800 m | 239 | No overall grade 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 910 m | 232 | Good 2023 | 48 | Compare |
| Ellesmere Park High School | Academy | 940 m | 818 | Good 2023 | 48 | Compare |
| Chatsworth High School and Community College | Academy | 0.7 miles | 216 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Branwood Preparatory School | Independent | 0.7 miles | 124 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Oakwood Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 351 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Arbour Academy a good school?
Arbour Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in June 2025.
What is Arbour Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Arbour Academy not judged at its last full inspection on 3 June 2025.
How many pupils does Arbour Academy have?
44 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 65 places, so it is 68% full.
Does Arbour Academy have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) and sen unit for autism, social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Canterbury Gardens, 640 Eccles New Road, Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 5AG
- Telephone
- 0161 464 3483
- Website
- www.arbouracademy.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Gwyn Owen
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Kings Academy Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Salford
- Ward
- Weaste & Seedley
- Constituency
- Salford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2023 (academy converter)
- URN
- 149590 · LAESTAB 3551106 · UKPRN 10091858
- Formerly
- The Canterbury Centre
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.