Marlborough Road Academy

Marlborough Road Academy is performing well, achieving a good overall effectiveness rating in its first Ofsted inspection. The school provides a happy and safe environment where pupils are eager to learn and engage in their community. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, accommodating a diverse range of pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). While many pupils are achieving well, past examination results indicate some previous shortcomings which current teaching methods have begun to address. The school has a strong focus on personal development, with notable programs fostering resilience, social responsibility, and cultural understanding.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe at school.
• High-quality enrichment experiences enhance learning.
• Strong emphasis on reading, including a well-organized phonics program.
• Leaders effectively support pupils with SEND.
• Pupils are engaged in community projects and leadership roles.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils promote a positive learning environment.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, teachers do not provide enough opportunities for revisiting and consolidating learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Marlborough Road Academy attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Marlborough Road Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Marlborough Road Academy had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.3% of pupils at Marlborough Road Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Marlborough Road Academy received £8,204 and spent £9,196 for each of its 258 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £231,000 (£894 per pupil).

Across all 93 schools of United Learning Trust, income was £8,687 and spending £8,616 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Salford · Salford local authority: places and applications

Marlborough Road Academy is part of United Learning Trust, which runs 98 schools. The nearest others:

• Brentnall Academy Salford
• Cravenwood Primary Academy Manchester
• The Albion Academy Salford
• Manchester Academy Manchester
• William Hulme's Grammar School Manchester
• Abbey Hey Primary Academy Manchester
• Salford City Academy Manchester
• Sale High School Sale
• The Lowry Academy Manchester
• Dukesgate Academy Salford

What is Marlborough Road Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Marlborough Road Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Marlborough Road Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Marlborough Road Academy was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Marlborough Road Academy have?

Marlborough Road Academy has 226 pupils on roll.

What age range does Marlborough Road Academy cover?

Marlborough Road Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Marlborough Road Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Marlborough Road Academy?

Marlborough Road Academy is at Dudley Street, Salford, Greater Manchester, M7 4XD.