Voluntary aided school · Rochdale

Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
192Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105823URN

St James Street, Milnrow, Milnrow Parish Ce Primary School, Rochdale, OL16 3JT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.6per place

2.0 above Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

78 applications for 17 places · 6th of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%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 · 2 March 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

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

4.6applications per place, Reception

2.0 above Rochdale median (2.6) 2.4 above England median (2.2)

78 applications · 17 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.6; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 3.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 2.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 3.1; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 3.6; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 3.3; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 2.8; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 2.4; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 1.9; Rochdale median median 1.9
2016 2.0; Rochdale median median 1.8
2015 1.9; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 1.5; Rochdale median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Rochdale median in 12 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	17	78	4.6	16	0.94
Sep 2025	23	70	3.0	20	0.87
Sep 2024	25	73	2.9	24	0.96
Sep 2023	30	92	3.1	30	1.00
Sep 2022	25	90	3.6	21	0.84
Sep 2021	30	100	3.3	26	0.87
Sep 2020	29	82	2.8	29	1.00
Sep 2019	30	64	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2018	28	67	2.4	26	0.93
Sep 2017	27	52	1.9	17	0.63
Sep 2016	30	61	2.0	27	0.90
Sep 2015	28	53	1.9	21	0.75
Sep 2014	24	37	1.5	18	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 70% · Maths 80% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%24th of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	63%	3%	106	105
2023/24	67%	0%	107	104
2022/23	67%	3%	106	105

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

Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Crossgates Primary School
0.5 km · Rochdale

Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Moorhouse Academy
0.6 km · Rochdale

Good2023

2.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Newhey Community Primary School
1.4 km · Rochdale

2026

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Rochdale

Good2023

2.3applications per place
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place
Belfield Community School
1.9 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Lowerplace Primary School
2.4 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 41%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105823 · 354/3323
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 192 on roll
Free school meals: 28.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St James Street, Milnrow, Milnrow Parish Ce Primary School, Rochdale, OL16 3JT
Local authority: Rochdale

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