Marlborough Road Academy
Dudley Street, Salford, M7 4XD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Jancie Garratt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Salford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 369
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 146792
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01615371111
About this school
Marlborough Road Academy is a primary academy in Salford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 226 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 44 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 57% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 68% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 70% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 70% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Marlborough Road 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 | 45% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 291 |
| 2023/24 | 294 |
| 2024/25 | 258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marlborough Road Academy compares
Marlborough Road Academy ranked 60th of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 5.9% | 71.7% | 226 | — |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School | 83% | 4.7% | 56.5% | 503 | 0.1 miles |
| Cheetham CofE Community Academy | 55% | 4.6% | 48.5% | 597 | 0.2 miles |
| Unity Community Primary | 47% | 5.6% | 51.7% | 363 | 0.2 miles |
| The Olive School, Manchester | — | — | 41.7% | 119 | 0.4 miles |
| St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 71% | 5% | 52.6% | 194 | 0.5 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)
- 71.67%
- English as an additional language
- 61.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.94%
- Persistent absence
- 19.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Salford
-
Cheetham CofE Community Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Unity Community Primary0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
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The Olive School, Manchester0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Salford
Marlborough Road Academy ranks 24th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Salford.
- Brentnall Academy Primary
- Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School Primary
- Dukesgate Academy 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
- 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 Marlborough Road Academy teach?
- Marlborough Road Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Salford.
- Who is the headteacher of Marlborough Road Academy?
- The headteacher of Marlborough Road Academy is Ms Jancie Garratt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Marlborough Road Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marlborough Road 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 Marlborough Road Academy?
- Marlborough Road Academy has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Marlborough Road Academy full?
- Marlborough Road Academy has capacity for 369 pupils and 226 on roll (61%), so it has space against 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 Marlborough Road Academy a faith school?
- No. Marlborough Road Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Marlborough Road Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Marlborough Road Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Marlborough Road Academy?
- Marlborough Road 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 Marlborough Road Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marlborough Road Academy rank locally?
- Marlborough Road Academy ranked 60th of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marlborough Road Academy's absence rate?
- Marlborough Road Academy's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marlborough Road Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marlborough Road 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 10 July 2026.