Primary school

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Rochdale
  • M24 5GL
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,696 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 85%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 94%94%2016/17: top 93%2017/18: top 82%82% · 2017/182018/19: top 97%2022/23: top 82%2023/24: top 93%2024/25: top 85%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM48% · North West 63%2/10 Well below North West+12.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West−7.4 pts
Reading score105 · North West 1054/10 Below+32.4 pts
Maths score102 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West+11.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 26% · 54 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 36% · 59 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 52% · 62 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 36% · 61 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 47% · 60 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 38% · 65 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 48% · 63 pupils · North West 63%52%26%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 54 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 59 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 62 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 2% · 61 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 60 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 65 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 63 pupils · North West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 54 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 100 · 59 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 62 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 100 · 61 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 60 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 102 · 65 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 63 pupils · North West 10510599No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 54 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 102 · 59 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 62 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 99 · 61 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 60 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 100 · 65 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 63 pupils · North West 10510299No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in91.5%
54 of 59 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 91.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5954
2nd656
3rd200

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2016Good
  4. 2020Remains Good
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026462
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.2%
First language not English34.2%
SEN support20.5%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.6%
Persistently absent pupils13.0%

Girls 49.6%Boys 50.4%

96.2% full · 480 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.7
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 14.3
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 22.1
  • Other support 6.5

Teachers 19.3 FTE · Whole workforce 47.9 · 58 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,053
Spend per pupil£6,997
Staff spend per pupil£5,315
Reserve per pupil£375
  • +£171,321revenue reserve
  • +£25,546in-year balance

Grants £6,715 · self-generated £378 · premises £341 per pupil