Thompsons Academy trading as Navigators

Special · ages 16-25MixedSpecial post 16 institutionManchester

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Thompsons Academy trading as Navigators is a special post 16 institution in Salford for boys and girls aged 16 to 25.

Laser House, Waterfront Quay, Salford, M50 3XW0772 908 1544navigators.org.ukMr Sebastian Saghabashi headteacherAll details

Ofsted

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Getting a place

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Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average

Typical house price£230,000Salford

Nearest bus stop180 mWinnipeg Quay, 21 stops within 500 m

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

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK	Academy	750 m	989	Report card 2025	12	Compare
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK	University technical college	800 m	464	Good 2023	9	Compare
Eton Academy	Online provider	860 m	–	Not inspected	–	Compare
St Joseph's RC Primary School	Roman Catholic	990 m	220	Report card 2026	3	Compare
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre	Council	0.7 miles	511	Good 2022	61	Compare
Stretford High School	Foundation	0.9 miles	1,000	Good 2019	50	Compare
Quayside School	Independent	0.9 miles	–	Not inspected	–	Compare
Acer Academy, Salford	Free school	1.0 miles	38	Not inspected	–	Compare

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Contact and details

Address: Laser House, Waterfront Quay, Salford, M50 3XW
Telephone: 0772 908 1544
Website: www.navigators.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Sebastian Saghabashi
Type of school: Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
Phase: Special school, ages 16-25
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Manchester
Ward: Quays
Constituency: Salford
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 1 September 2023
URN: 150042 · LAESTAB 3527902 · UKPRN 10087274

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

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.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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