Irlam and Cadishead Academy

Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–16MixedSixth form

Station Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 5ZR

Headteacher · Mr Chris Leader

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 2 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils844Capacity 1,050

OfstedGoodInspected 28 February 2024

TrustUnited Learning Trust

Free school meals39.1%

Good

Graded inspection on 28 February 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Salford council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

All 162 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered174

Applications206

First choice162

First-choice offers162

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).