Academy sponsor led · Rochdale

Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

5–11Ages
117Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
144982URN

Millgate, Halifax Road, Rochdale, OL16 2NU · 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

2.3per place

0.3 below Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

28 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 · 19 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

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Rochdale median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

28 applications · 12 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 3.3; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 3.7; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 2.4; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 0.9; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Rochdale median

Dashed bars: as Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 105832), 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	12	28	2.3	8	0.67
Sep 2025	7	23	3.3	5	0.71
Sep 2024	10	37	3.7	9	0.90
Sep 2023	14	34	2.4	14	1.00
Sep 2022	19	38	2.0	17	0.89
Sep 2021	24	42	1.8	17	0.71
Sep 2020	16	31	1.9	13	0.81
Sep 2019	16	28	1.8	14	0.88
Sep 2018	14	31	2.2	14	1.00
Sep 2017 *	24	22	0.9	15	0.63
Sep 2016 *	24	33	1.4	18	0.75
Sep 2015 *	19	29	1.5	15	0.79
Sep 2014 *	17	25	1.5	13	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 70% · Maths 65% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%35th of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	55%	0%	101	101
2023/24	50%	0%	103	100
2022/23	43%	0%	99	100

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

Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

2.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Hamer Community Primary School
0.2 km · Rochdale

Remains Good · improving2024

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

Remains Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Heybrook Primary School
1.0 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Belfield Community School
1.1 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Rochdale

Good2023

3.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Greenbank Primary School
1.3 km · Rochdale

Good2022

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
1.4 km · Rochdale

2026

2.5applications per place 76%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144982 · 354/2010
Trust: St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 168 pupils · 117 on roll
Free school meals: 57.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2017
Replaced: Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 105832)
Address: Millgate, Halifax Road, Rochdale, OL16 2NU
Local authority: Rochdale

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