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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 November 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough, URN 105816
- 3 October 2011Graded inspection: Good · as St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough, URN 105816
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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 entry68 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.0; Rochdale median median 2.6
- 2025 4.1; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2024 2.6; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2023 2.6; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2022 2.9; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2021 2.9; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2020 2.8; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2019 2.8; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.6; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.8; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 2.2; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 2.1; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 1.9; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Rochdale median
Dashed bars: as St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough (URN 105816), 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 | 23 | 68 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 * | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 30 | 78 | 2.6 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 * | 25 | 66 | 2.6 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 27 | 79 | 2.9 | 24 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 88 | 2.9 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 * | 29 | 80 | 2.8 | 23 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 83 | 2.8 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 79 | 2.6 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 83 | 2.8 | 38 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 64 | 2.1 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 29 | 55 | 1.9 | 29 | 1.00 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20213.0applications per place
- 0.5 km · RochdaleGraded · no overall grade20242.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · RochdaleRemains Good20244.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Rochdale20262.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · RochdaleGood20232.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · RochdaleGraded · no overall grade20242.6applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Rochdale20262.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · RochdaleRemains Outstanding20242.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · RochdaleGood20242.3applications per place 55%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 converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151760 · 354/3310
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 200 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 June 2025
- Replaced
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough (URN 105816)
- Address
- Whitelees Road, Littleborough, OL15 8DU
- Local authority
- Rochdale
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources