10 Reasons to Choose Irlam and Cadishead Academy

At our academy, we believe that every student has the potential to achieve great things. Through our ethos of 'Empowering Excellence, Expecting the Extraordinary’, we work hard to create a warm and aspirational culture that enables all students to thrive both academically and as individuals. 

Irlam and Cadishead Academy is rated a GOOD school by Ofsted.   

There are many reasons to choose Irlam and Cadishead Academy - here are just a few to consider: 

1. Your child will be welcomed, cared for, and encouraged to achieve their absolute best. 
2. Academically, we will bring out the best in your child, thanks to our inspirational teaching and a challenging and rigorous curriculum. 
3. We achieve excellent results and students make progress at all levels. 
4. With a relentless focus on high standards of behaviour, your child will learn disruption-free, in a calm, happy and safe environment. 
5. We are experts in Education with Character and offer an amazing range of student leadership opportunities so your child can develop important life skills to succeed when they leave school. 
6. We have a culture of reward and celebration allowing your child to develop their confidence and self-belief. 
7. We prepare all our students with our post-16 careers programme to enter some of the best colleges, universities, and professions, with advantageous links to many further education providers, apprenticeship providers and employers. 
8. We push our most able students to achieve academic excellence with our STEAM programme. We go beyond the traditional curriculum, and ensure our students have the depth of knowledge and cultural capital required to gain places at some of the country’s top colleges and universities. 
9. The school benefits from being part of the United Learning Trust, a prestigious group of schools, and we also have partnerships with a range of local, national and international organisations. 
10. We prepare our students to take their rightful place in the world, encouraging them to be respectful, enthusiastic, ambitious and determined. 

Book a School Tour 

If you would like to find out more about us and have a look around Irlam and Cadishead Academy, we would be delighted to offer you a school tour during the school day.