Academy converter · Salford

Marlborough Road Academy

3–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146792URN

Dudley Street, Salford, M7 4XD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

34 applications for 20 places · 40th of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Salford median (1.7) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

34 applications · 20 places offered · 19 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Salford median median 1.7
2025 1.4; Salford median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Salford median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Salford median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Salford median median 1.5
2020 1.5; Salford median median 1.6
2019 1.6; Salford median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Salford median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Salford median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Salford median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Salford median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Salford median

Dashed bars: as Marlborough Road Academy (URN 138417), Marlborough Road Primary School (URN 105926), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	34	1.7	19	0.95
Sep 2025	26	35	1.4	19	0.73
Sep 2024	27	41	1.5	24	0.89
Sep 2023	26	32	1.2	25	0.96
Sep 2022	23	29	1.3	23	1.00
Sep 2021	27	37	1.4	24	0.89
Sep 2020	34	51	1.5	32	0.94
Sep 2019	23	37	1.6	19	0.83
Sep 2018 *	38	51	1.3	34	0.89
Sep 2017 *	34	39	1.2	29	0.85
Sep 2016 *	49	64	1.3	43	0.88
Sep 2015 *	58	84	1.5	58	1.00
Sep 2014 *	55	94	1.7	55	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 76% · Maths 62% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%60th of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

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Salford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	45%	2%	103	102
2023/24	57%	2%	104	103
2022/23	45%	2%	102	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Marlborough Road AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
0.2 km · Salford

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Cheetham CofE Community Academy
0.3 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Unity Community Primary
0.4 km · Manchester

2026

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Manchester
0.6 km · Manchester

Not yet inspected

3.4applications per place
St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Manchester

2026

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Brentnall Academy
0.9 km · Salford

Special measures 2026

1.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Cheetwood Primary School
1.0 km · Manchester

Good2024

3.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School
1.0 km · Salford

Remains Good2022

1.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146792 · 355/2005
Trust: United Learning Trust
Capacity: 369 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 70.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2019
Replaced: Marlborough Road Academy (URN 138417); Marlborough Road Primary School (URN 105926)
Address: Dudley Street, Salford, M7 4XD
Local authority: Salford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources