St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Littleborough, Rochdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Littleborough, Rochdale for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place for 2026, as at 44 of the 68 other Rochdale primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 22 first-choice applications for 23 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- At Reception 2026 entry, 1.0 first choices per offer ranked 33rd highest of 67 Rochdale primary schools.
- Free school meals go to 18.5% of pupils, against a middle figure of 29.5% 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
- Whitelees Road, Littleborough, OL15 8DU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 22 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.
- Littleborough Community Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kentmere Primary Academy 1.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.7 mi Good Last distance published