St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Rochdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.528 miles
Published by Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton is a primary school in Manchester, Rochdale for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 May 2023. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton 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 | 0.528 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.528 miles, the 8th shortest of 24 Rochdale primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 0.83 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 59 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 54 offers went to first-choice families and 5 first-choice families (8%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 48% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest among it and 5 of the 8 nearest Rochdale primary schools that have results.
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
- Wood Street, Langley, Middleton, Manchester, M24 5GL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 462 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive at St Mary’s Primary School with a beaming smile, ready for the day ahead.”
- “They are also keen and excited by learning new things.”
- “For example, pupils attend a debate club, and they compete at a national level in London.”
To improve
- “However, in one or two subjects, some pupils’ achievement is still not as secure as it could be.”
- “This is because, in these few remaining subjects, the curriculum is still being finalised.”
- “However, in a minority of cases, the precise adaptations that pupils require for their learning have not been thought out with sufficient clarity.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 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) | 48% | 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: 59 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 54 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.
- Parkfield Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Bowlee Park Community Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Middleton Parish Church School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hollin Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Rhodes Green CE Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Boarshaw Community Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published