Academy sponsor led · Rochdale

Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

3–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147941URN

Sutherland Road, Darnhill, Heywood, OL10 3PD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 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 Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

44 applications for 21 places · 54th 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 · 12 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

44 applications · 21 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 1.6; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 1.5; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 1.5; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Rochdale median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Rochdale median

Dashed bars: as Our Lady and St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Heywood (URN 105819), 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	21	44	2.1	17	0.81
Sep 2025	25	50	2.0	24	0.96
Sep 2024	22	46	2.1	19	0.86
Sep 2023	24	42	1.8	18	0.75
Sep 2022	21	34	1.6	13	0.62
Sep 2021	26	40	1.5	23	0.88
Sep 2020 *	28	41	1.5	26	0.93
Sep 2019 *	17	31	1.8	17	1.00
Sep 2018 *	25	42	1.7	24	0.96
Sep 2017 *	30	50	1.7	28	0.93
Sep 2016 *	30	54	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2015 *	30	59	2.0	34	1.13
Sep 2014 *	30	53	1.8	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 66% · Maths 55% → 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 standard69%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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%	101	99
2023/24	39%	0%	100	99
2022/23	41%	0%	101	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

Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Heap Bridge Village Primary School
0.7 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Rochdale

Good2024
Woodland Community Primary School
1.2 km · Rochdale

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Fairfield Community Primary School
1.4 km · Bury

Good2023
East Ward Community Primary School
1.7 km · Bury

2026

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy
1.8 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2020

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Bury

Good2024

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Bury

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place 43%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: 147941 · 354/2013
Trust: St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 220 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 39.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2020
Replaced: Our Lady and St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Heywood (URN 105819)
Address: Sutherland Road, Darnhill, Heywood, OL10 3PD
Local authority: Rochdale

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