Academy converter · Rochdale

St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
304Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
144934URN

Foxholes Road, Rochdale, OL12 0ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.9 above Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

91 applications for 26 places · 13th of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%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 · 21 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Rochdale median (2.6) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

91 applications · 26 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.5; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 3.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 2.6; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 2.7; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 2.4; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Rochdale median

Dashed bars: as St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale (URN 105827), the previous school.

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	26	91	3.5	25	0.96
Sep 2025	41	84	2.1	39	0.95
Sep 2024	41	93	2.3	40	0.98
Sep 2023	35	105	3.0	32	0.91
Sep 2022	45	101	2.2	43	0.96
Sep 2021	45	117	2.6	52	1.16
Sep 2020	40	108	2.7	38	0.95
Sep 2019	45	82	1.8	46	1.02
Sep 2018	45	93	2.1	49	1.09
Sep 2017 *	45	107	2.4	62	1.38
Sep 2016 *	45	109	2.4	52	1.16
Sep 2015 *	44	80	1.8	39	0.89
Sep 2014 *	45	107	2.4	52	1.16

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 68% · Maths 78% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%19th of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard34%

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	66%	7%	105	105
2023/24	59%	12%	103	104
2022/23	60%	14%	104	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

St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School
0.1 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Greenbank Primary School
0.2 km · Rochdale

Good2022

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Heybrook Primary School
0.5 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Hamer Community Primary School
0.9 km · Rochdale

Remains Good · improving2024

3.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Kentmere Primary Academy
1.1 km · Rochdale

Remains Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Rochdale

Good2024

2.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Healey Foundation Primary School
1.2 km · Rochdale

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Belfield Community School
1.3 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 49%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144934 · 354/3503
Trust: St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 315 pupils · 304 on roll
Free school meals: 40.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2017
Replaced: St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale (URN 105827)
Address: Foxholes Road, Rochdale, OL12 0ET
Local authority: Rochdale

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