St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough
Whitelees Road, Littleborough, OL15 8DU
This school is closed (it closed in May 2025).
It was replaced by St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carmel Ruane
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 105816
- Local authority
- Rochdale
About this school
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Littleborough. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 61% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 89% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 82% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 93% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Rochdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 217 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4.4% | 18% | 217 | — |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 200 | 0.0 miles |
| Littleborough Community Primary School | 70% | 4.4% | 27.8% | 313 | 0.3 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 71% | 4.9% | 17.1% | 200 | 0.4 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 76% | 5.2% | 19.2% | 444 | 0.8 miles |
| Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School | 59% | 4.3% | 10.1% | 402 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.04%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.42%
- Persistent absence
- 8.24%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Littleborough
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Littleborough Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Littleborough
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Littleborough
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Rochdale
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Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Littleborough
Other schools in Littleborough
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough teach?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Littleborough.
- Has St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough had 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 7 July 2025.