Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth

4–11Ages
195Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119697URN

Lime Grove, Off John Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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58 applications for 28 places · 294th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 March 2024Ofsted'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

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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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

58 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire 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	28	58	2.1	27	0.96
Sep 2025	24	61	2.5	23	0.96
Sep 2024	26	60	2.3	25	0.96
Sep 2023	25	57	2.3	25	1.00
Sep 2022	30	74	2.5	35	1.17
Sep 2021	29	68	2.3	27	0.93
Sep 2020	29	73	2.5	28	0.97
Sep 2019	25	71	2.8	24	0.96
Sep 2018	31	75	2.4	40	1.29
Sep 2017	14	40	2.9	15	1.07
Sep 2016	23	56	2.4	21	0.91
Sep 2015	24	51	2.1	24	1.00
Sep 2014	25	55	2.2	22	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 79% · Maths 93% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%115th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	10%	108	107
2023/24	80%	4%	106	105
2022/23	73%	3%	107	107

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

Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, WhitworthThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Tonacliffe Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Britannia Community Primary School
3.1 km · Lancashire

2026

2.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Rochdale

2026

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Healey Foundation Primary School
3.5 km · Rochdale

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Shawclough Community Primary School
3.5 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School
3.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2024

5.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119697 · 888/3889
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 195 on roll
Free school meals: 15.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Lime Grove, Off John Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8DB
Local authority: Lancashire · Rossendale

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