Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Millgate, Halifax Road, Rochdale, OL16 2NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leanne Gibson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Sponsor
- St Teresa Of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 168
- Pupils on roll
- 117
- URN
- 144982
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706341560
About this school
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 117 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, 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 | 21 | 24 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 50% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 63% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 54% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 38% | 42% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 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 | 43% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 148 |
| 2023/24 | 142 |
| 2024/25 | 142 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy compares
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranked 36th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 7.6% | 54.2% | 117 | — |
| Hamer Community Primary School | 55% | 3.9% | 54.8% | 323 | 0.1 miles |
| Kentmere Primary Academy | 71% | 4.2% | 38.5% | 353 | 0.2 miles |
| Heybrook Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 47.7% | 688 | 0.6 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 69% | 6% | 35.9% | 204 | 0.6 miles |
| Belfield Community School | 49% | 6.9% | 41.4% | 429 | 0.7 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)
- 54.23%
- English as an additional language
- 22.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.55%
- Persistent absence
- 27.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hamer Community Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Kentmere Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Heybrook Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Belfield Community School0.7 miles
Primary · Rochdale
Other schools in Rochdale
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranks 22nd of the 32 ranked primary schools in Rochdale.
- 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
- Healey Foundation Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teach?
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is Mrs Leanne Gibson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, 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 Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has 117 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy full?
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has capacity for 168 pupils and 117 on roll (70%), 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 Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is part of ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Rochdale?
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy ranked 36th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy'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 10 July 2026.