# St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton is a primary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 462 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105818. [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 462
- Council: Rochdale
- URN: 105818

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 23 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 48% of pupils at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Rochdale and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Rochdale | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small 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): 610 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Elizabeth House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elizabeth-house-school-e145170): 650 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Bowlee Park Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bowlee-park-community-primary-school-e133446): 660 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sunny Brow Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunny-brow-nursery-school-e105760): 730 m. Nursery. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Middleton Parish Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/middleton-parish-church-school-e152130): 770 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
- [Edgar Wood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edgar-wood-academy-e148596): 1.1 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/105818)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105818)

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