AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK
University technical college · sixth form · 464 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.6
Academy sponsor led
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
- Pupils on roll
- 989of 1,150 places
- Free school meals
- 55.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 206
- Ofsted
- Report card, 2 December 2025Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Needs attentionAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Needs attentionPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Hope High School (URN 105972).
What the data says
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK has no sixth form. Of the 167 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 17% moved to a sixth form college, 55% to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 25% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
11% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 38.7 against 46.1 across England and 42.9 in Salford, with 27% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Salford and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Oasis Academy MediaCityUK | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 167 | 2,558 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 81% | 85% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 75% | 78% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 2% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 17% | 16% | 13% |
| — further education college | 55% | 57% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 10% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 8% | 5% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Oasis Academy MediaCityUK | Salford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.7 | 42.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 46% | 34% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.40 | 3.77 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 58% | 40% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.0 | 35.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.1 | 48.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 36% | 19% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 205 | 100% | 88% | 7% | 22% | 56% |
| English Language | 205 | 100% | 89% | 9% | 20% | 58% |
| English Literature | 204 | 99% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 56% |
| Combined Science | 152 | 74% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 30% |
| History | 112 | 54% | 41% | 11% | 26% | 47% |
| Geography | 108 | 52% | 41% | 11% | 25% | 50% |
| Spanish | 78 | 38% | 19% | 15% | 27% | 50% |
| Art and Design | 61 | 30% | 7% | 2% | 24% | 61% |
| Sociology | 52 | 25% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 50% |
| Chemistry | 47 | 23% | 23% | 19% | 47% | 72% |
| Biology | 47 | 23% | 23% | 19% | 45% | 74% |
| Physics | 46 | 22% | 23% | 28% | 46% | 72% |
| Photography | 45 | 22% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 9% |
| Religious Studies | 31 | 15% | 31% | 13% | 32% | 81% |
| Media Studies | 24 | 12% | 4% | 4% | 20% | 50% |
| French | 24 | 12% | 18% | 25% | 29% | 42% |
| Design and Technology | 20 | 10% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 15% |
| Portuguese | 20 | 10% | 0% | 25% | 50% | 100% |
| Polish | 11 | 5% | 1% | 45% | 84% | 73% |
| Arabic | 11 | 5% | 1% | 91% | 47% | 100% |
| Chinese | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 62 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 52 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 45 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 7 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.