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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 October 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone, URN 105804
- 13 June 2017Graded inspection: Good · as St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone, URN 105804
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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 entry102 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.4; Rochdale median median 2.6
- 2025 3.8; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2024 3.3; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2023 3.3; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2022 3.2; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2021 3.7; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2020 3.3; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2019 2.5; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.6; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.2; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 1.9; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.1; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Rochdale median
Dashed bars: as St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone (URN 105804), 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 | 30 | 102 | 3.4 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2025 * | 29 | 111 | 3.8 | 41 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2024 * | 30 | 99 | 3.3 | 42 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2023 * | 30 | 99 | 3.3 | 41 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 96 | 3.2 | 35 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 110 | 3.7 | 40 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 98 | 3.3 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 76 | 2.5 | 41 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 79 | 2.6 | 41 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2016 * | 26 | 52 | 2.0 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 58 | 1.9 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 63 | 2.1 | 28 | 0.93 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BalderstoneThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20223.4applications per place
- 0.5 km · RochdaleRemains Good20242.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · RochdaleStandards maintained20252.5applications per place
- 0.8 km · RochdaleRemains Good20222.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · Rochdale20262.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · RochdaleStandards maintained20252.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · RochdaleGood20233.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · RochdaleRemains Good20212.4applications per place
- 1.4 km · RochdaleRemains Good20242.7applications per place
- 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 converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151362 · 354/3004
- Trust
- Watergrove Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 208 on roll
- Free school meals
- 43.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 February 2025
- Replaced
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone (URN 105804)
- Address
- Oldham Road, Rochdale, OL11 2HB
- Local authority
- Rochdale
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources