Voluntary aided school · Rochdale

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton

3–11Ages
462Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105818URN

Wood Street, Langley, Middleton, Manchester, M24 5GL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 above Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

175 applications for 60 places · 22nd of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

23 May 2023
Graded inspection: Good
19 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Rochdale median (2.6) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

175 applications · 60 places offered · 59 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 2.4; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 1.5; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 1.5; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Rochdale median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.8
2015 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 1.5; Rochdale median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Rochdale median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Rochdale median

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	60	175	2.9	59	0.98
Sep 2025	57	119	2.1	51	0.89
Sep 2024	60	133	2.2	66	1.10
Sep 2023	60	137	2.3	60	1.00
Sep 2022	52	124	2.4	51	0.98
Sep 2021	50	105	2.1	47	0.94
Sep 2020	52	110	2.1	50	0.96
Sep 2019	48	70	1.5	45	0.94
Sep 2018	59	87	1.5	58	0.98
Sep 2017	60	89	1.5	58	0.97
Sep 2016	60	100	1.7	71	1.18
Sep 2015	60	100	1.7	67	1.12
Sep 2014	51	74	1.5	50	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 52% · Maths 67% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%47th of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard52%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Rochdale median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	0%	105	102
2023/24	38%	0%	102	100
2022/23	47%	0%	103	101

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

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, MiddletonThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Parkfield Primary School
0.6 km · Rochdale

Good2023

4.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bowlee Park Community Primary School
0.7 km · Rochdale

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Middleton Parish Church School
0.8 km · Rochdale

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place
Hollin Primary School
1.5 km · Rochdale

Good2024

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Rhodes Green CE Primary School
1.5 km · Rochdale

Requires improvement2022

1.3applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
1.8 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Boarshaw Community Primary School
1.8 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.9 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105818 · 354/3312
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 480 pupils · 462 on roll
Free school meals: 30.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Wood Street, Langley, Middleton, Manchester, M24 5GL
Local authority: Rochdale

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