Dukesgate AcademyWharton Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Salford.

Summary of the comparison

Dukesgate Academy and Wharton Primary School are primary schools in Salford.

  • Dukesgate Academy scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Wharton Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wharton Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 76.0% for Dukesgate Academy and 62.0% for Wharton Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Dukesgate Academy (59.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dukesgate Academy versus Wharton Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SalfordDukesgate AcademySalfordWharton Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD40/100D51/100Stronger figure
Local ranking59th of 73 in Salford Stronger figure73rd of 73 in Salford
InspectionOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll226 371
Capacity175 460
LocationSalford, M38 9HF Salford, M38 9XA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard76.0% Stronger figure62.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census226 371
Free school meals (ever 6)65.7% 57.9%
English as an additional language22.1% 25.1%
SEN support16.4% 19.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence8.6% 6.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.1% 23.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Dukesgate Academy

Wharton Primary School

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