St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Manchester, Rochdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington is a primary school in Manchester, Rochdale for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 7.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 33.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Rochdale.
- Every first-choice family was offered a place for Reception 2026, which had 20 first-choice applications for 27 offers; 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Reception 2026 had 0.7 first choices per offer, the 6th lowest of 67 Rochdale primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 19% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Boardman Fold Road, Alkrington, St Michael's C E Primary School, Manchester, M24 1GD
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils settle in quickly and feel happy at this school.”
- “They told inspectors that they enjoy spending time with their friends and with their teachers each day.”
- “Pupils know that caring staff support them academically and socially, and that they are there to help if needed.”
To improve
- “However, from time to time, staff do not deliver the curriculum consistently well.”
- “For example, occasionally, they do not adapt learning activities sufficiently enough to support pupils to learn as well as they should.”
- “Nevertheless, staff do not consistently identify and address gaps in pupils’ prior knowledge, particularly where subject curriculums have been recently improved.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 November 2024 (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) | 65% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 20 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 Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alkrington Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parkfield Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Elm Wood Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Middleton Parish Church School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rhodes Green CE Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published