# Middleton Parish Church School

Middleton Parish Church School is a primary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 432 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E152130. [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 432
- Council: Rochdale
- URN: 152130

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 29 January 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Inadequate
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Parkfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkfield-primary-school-e105799): 710 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-roman-catholic-primary-school-middleton-e105818): 770 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hollin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollin-primary-school-e105792): 840 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Elizabeth House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elizabeth-house-school-e145170): 890 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Sunny Brow Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunny-brow-nursery-school-e105760): 920 m. Nursery. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Newlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newlands-school-e135201): 930 m. Special. Some aspects not as strong, January 2025

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/152130)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/152130)

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