St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton
Wood Street, Langley, Manchester, M24 5GL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Bollado
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 462
- URN
- 105818
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01616437594
About this school
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 462 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 65 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 38% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 65% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 60% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 63% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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, Middleton 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 | 47% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 464 |
| 2024/25 | 468 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton compares
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton ranked 49th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.6% | 33.2% | 462 | — |
| Parkfield Primary School | 63% | 5.2% | 33.6% | 212 | 0.4 miles |
| Bowlee Park Community Primary School | 73% | 4.4% | 35.6% | 900 | 0.4 miles |
| Middleton Parish Church School | — | — | — | 432 | 0.5 miles |
| Hollin Primary School | 66% | 6.5% | 42.3% | 331 | 0.9 miles |
| Little Heaton Church of England Primary School | 0% | 7.6% | 45.2% | 166 | 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.
Inspection history
- 23 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report19 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.18%
- English as an additional language
- 34.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.63%
- Persistent absence
- 13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parkfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Bowlee Park Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Middleton Parish Church School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Hollin Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Little Heaton Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton ranks 213th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton teach?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton is Mrs Sarah Bollado, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton has 462 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton full?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton has capacity for 480 pupils and 462 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton as having nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton compare with other schools in Rochdale?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton ranked 49th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton's absence rate?
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton'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 29 June 2026.