Academy sponsor led · Rochdale

Middleton Parish Church School

3–11Ages
432Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
152130URN

Springfield Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 5DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

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

120 applications for 52 places · 46th of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · 29 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management			Inadequate
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

29 January 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade · as Middleton Parish Church School, URN 105821
31 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as Middleton Parish Church School, URN 105821

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)

120 applications · 52 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
2024 2.2; 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 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.6; 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 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Rochdale median

Dashed bars: as Middleton Parish Church School (URN 105821), 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	52	120	2.3	31	0.60
Sep 2025 *	40	93	2.3	29	0.73
Sep 2024 *	49	110	2.2	40	0.82
Sep 2023 *	42	111	2.6	31	0.74
Sep 2022 *	39	111	2.9	35	0.90
Sep 2021 *	39	91	2.3	34	0.87
Sep 2020 *	57	101	1.8	46	0.81
Sep 2019 *	54	76	1.4	41	0.76
Sep 2018 *	59	88	1.5	51	0.86
Sep 2017 *	57	92	1.6	52	0.91
Sep 2016 *	59	115	2.0	49	0.83
Sep 2015 *	59	109	1.9	45	0.76
Sep 2014 *	48	80	1.7	42	0.88

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Middleton Parish Church SchoolThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place
Parkfield Primary School
0.7 km · Rochdale

Good2023

4.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton
0.8 km · Rochdale

Good2023

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Hollin Primary School
0.8 km · Rochdale

Good2024

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Boarshaw Community Primary School
1.1 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
1.4 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Bowlee Park Community Primary School
1.4 km · Rochdale

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Elm Wood Primary School
1.7 km · Rochdale

Good2024

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 152130 · 354/2020
Trust: Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 446 pupils · 432 on roll
Free school meals: 33.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2025
Replaced: Middleton Parish Church School (URN 105821)
Address: Springfield Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 5DL
Local authority: Rochdale

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