Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Rochdale, Lancashire
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth is a primary school in Rochdale, Lancashire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 March 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Lime Grove, Off John Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8DB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 195 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are rightly proud to attend this happy and welcoming school.”
- “Staff foster warm relationships with pupils and have high expectations of their learning.”
- “Pupils work hard to successfully meet these expectations.”
To improve
- “However, in one or two areas, the small steps of knowledge have not been identified.”
- “This hampers the efforts of staff to develop pupils’ understanding in these areas.”
- “Consequently, some pupils’ knowledge of these aspects is not as secure as it should be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 April 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) | 72% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Tonacliffe Primary School 1.1 mi Good
- Britannia Community Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi Good