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St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale

Evesham Road, Alkrington, Manchester, M24 1PY

Local ranking50th of 57 primary schools in Rochdale
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

315

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
51.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
78.0%
Writing (Expected)
60.0%
Maths (Expected)
64.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
67.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
45

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
319
Boys
171 (54%)
Girls
148 (46%)
Capacity
315 (101% full)
SEND
11.9%
FSM Eligible
14.4%
EAL
7.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.5%
SEN Support
8.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
14.4
Budget per Pupil
£6,699/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
19.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 81.8%
  • Black African: 7.5%
  • White Other: 2.8%
  • Mixed Other: 2.5%
  • Asian Other: 2.2%
  • Black Other: 1.3%
  • White Irish: 0.6%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%

81.8%

White British

7.5%

Black African

2.8%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
105820
UKPRN
10070727
Establishment No.
3319