SCHOOL PROFILE

Marlborough Road Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 146792
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 369 Published school capacity
Capacity used 61.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 June 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Salford
Trust UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 226 226 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 117 51.8% of pupils
Male pupils 109 48.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

70.4%
45.6 pts above England
School 70.4%
Salford 32.2%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

67.3%
47.0 pts above England
School 67.3%
Salford 20.3%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Salford 0.6%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
19.5%
44
Any other ethnic group
18.6%
42
White British
17.3%
39
Any other White background
10.6%
24
Pakistani
9.7%
22
Any other Mixed background
4.9%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.5% 44 of 226 pupils
1.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.5%
Salford 24.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.3% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 2.5 pts above
EHC plans 2.2% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 29
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Specific learning difficulty 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

45.0% 15.4 pts below England
School 45.0%
Salford 58.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

67.0%

6.8 pts below England

School 67.0%
Salford 72.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Salford 68.4%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

62.0%

10.0 pts below England

School 62.0%
Salford 70.8%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.94%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.28 pts lower than England
School 5.94%
Salford 6.74%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.21%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.40 pts higher than England
School 19.21%
Salford 18.56%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.37%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.56 pts higher than England
School 4.37%
Salford 2.27%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

61.2% 26.9 pts below England
Marlborough Road Academy
61.2%
Salford
94.2%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information