Buile Hill Academy is a mainstream secondary school with an SEN unit in Salford for children and young people aged 11 to 16. Its SEN unit has 10 places for social, emotional and mental health.
- Ages 11–16
- 870 pupils
- Ofsted: Requires improvement
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with an SEN unit
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- An SEN unit, 10 places, 10 pupils
- Pupils
- 870
- Headteacher
- Mr James Haslam
- Part of
- Northern Education Trust
- Council
- Salford
- School reference (URN)
- 150868
Needs its base supports
1 need: SEMH
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Social, emotional and mental health
- Social, emotional and mental health Other schools for this in Salford (8)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Salford council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Requires improvement, June 2022
Rated Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, in June 2022.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Eccles Old Road, Salford, M6 8RD
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Other SEND schools nearby
- All Hallows RC High School Mainstream + base · Ages 11–16 · Ofsted: Good 0.6 miles
- Acer Academy, Salford Special school · Ages 11–16 0.9 miles
- Lark Hill Community Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted report card (2026) 0.9 miles
By need in Salford: Autism (13) · SEMH (9) · Speech and language (9) · Moderate learning (7) · Dyslexia and SpLD (4) · Severe learning (3) · Hearing (3) · Vision (3) · Physical (3) · PMLD (2)
Questions about Buile Hill Academy
How do I get a place in Buile Hill Academy’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Buile Hill Academy support?
Social, emotional and mental health. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Buile Hill Academy take?
Aged 11 to 16, boys and girls.
What is Buile Hill Academy’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Requires improvement by Ofsted in June 2022 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Buile Hill Academy?
Eccles Old Road, Salford, M6 8RD, in Salford.
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