Dukesgate Academy
Earlesdon Crescent, Little Hulton, Salford, M38 9HF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Principal Designate
- Mrs Amanda Eldridge
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 138416
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617992210
About this school
Dukesgate Academy is a primary academy in Salford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 227 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 62% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 72% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 72% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 72% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Dukesgate Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dukesgate Academy compares
Dukesgate Academy ranked 13th of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 8.6% | 65.7% | 227 | — |
| St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School | 63% | 7.7% | 62.6% | 311 | 0.3 miles |
| Bridgewater Primary School | 82% | 4.7% | 50.6% | 442 | 0.6 miles |
| Wharton Primary School | 62% | 6.8% | 57.9% | 378 | 0.6 miles |
| St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth | 67% | 7.5% | 52.9% | 357 | 0.7 miles |
| Peel Hall Primary School | 54% | 5.4% | 60.3% | 416 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.67%
- English as an additional language
- 22.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.55%
- Persistent absence
- 25.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Bridgewater Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Wharton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Salford
-
St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth0.7 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Peel Hall Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Salford
Dukesgate Academy ranks 4th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Salford.
- Brentnall Academy Primary
- Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School Primary
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School Primary
- Lark Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Light Oaks Infant School Primary
- Light Oaks Junior School Primary
- Lower Kersal Community Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Road Academy Primary
- Monton Green Primary School Primary
- Moss Valley Primary Academy Primary
- Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dukesgate Academy teach?
- Dukesgate Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Salford.
- Who is the principal designate of Dukesgate Academy?
- The principal designate of Dukesgate Academy is Mrs Amanda Eldridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dukesgate Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dukesgate Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Dukesgate Academy?
- Dukesgate Academy has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dukesgate Academy full?
- Dukesgate Academy has capacity for 175 pupils and 227 on roll (130%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dukesgate Academy a faith school?
- No. Dukesgate Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Dukesgate Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dukesgate Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Dukesgate Academy?
- Dukesgate Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dukesgate Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dukesgate Academy rank locally?
- Dukesgate Academy ranked 13th of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dukesgate Academy's absence rate?
- Dukesgate Academy's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dukesgate Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dukesgate Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.