Parkfield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Manchester, Rochdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.524 miles
Published by Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Parkfield Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Rochdale for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2023. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Parkfield Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.524 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.524 miles away, the 7th shortest of 24 Rochdale primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 39 first-choice applications for 29 offers: 25 offers went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 19.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Rochdale.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Rochdale schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Harold Street, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4AF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “At Parkfield, everyone is made to feel a part of the school community, regardless of their differences.”
- “All pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from positive relationships with staff.”
- “Pupils trust that staff will help them with any concerns.”
To improve
- “However, some older pupils have not benefited from the new curriculum for long enough.”
- “Due to weaknesses in the previous curriculum, some of them have gaps in their learning.”
- “This hinders them from learning all that they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 39 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Rochdale.
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Middleton Parish Church School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bowlee Park Community Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Rhodes Green CE Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alkrington Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hollin Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Boarshaw Community Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published