Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth
Lime Grove, Off John Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Rainey
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 119697
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706853545
About this school
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 195 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 30 | 25 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 80% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 88% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 88% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 80% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth compares
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth ranked 118th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.5% | 14.2% | 195 | — |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School | 71% | 6.7% | 40.7% | 161 | 0.7 miles |
| St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 41.1% | 109 | 1.1 miles |
| Tonacliffe Primary School | 61% | 4.2% | 16.9% | 294 | 1.1 miles |
| Britannia Community Primary School | 66% | 3.4% | 12.4% | 204 | 1.9 miles |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | 57% | 5.4% | 25.7% | 210 | 2.1 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)
- 14.22%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.51%
- Persistent absence
- 6.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Tonacliffe Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Whitworth
-
Britannia Community Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Bacup
-
St James' Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Rochdale
Other schools in Rochdale
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth ranks 6th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Rochdale.
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ashfield Valley Primary School Primary
- Belfield Community School Primary
- Brimrod Community Primary School Primary
- Broadfield Community Primary School Primary
- Caldershaw Primary School Primary
- Castleton Primary School Primary
- Crossgates Primary School Primary
- Deeplish Primary Academy Primary
- Greenbank Primary School Primary
- Hamer Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth teach?
- Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth?
- The headteacher of Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth is Mrs Joanne Rainey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth?
- Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth full?
- Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth has capacity for 210 pupils and 195 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth as having no nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth rank locally?
- Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth ranked 118th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth's absence rate?
- Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth'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 30 June 2026.