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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 151760
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

25 November 2021
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 20 January 2022 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Rochdale
Trust ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 200 195 full-time · 5 part-time
Female pupils 110 55.0% of pupils
Male pupils 90 45.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.5%
6.3 pts below England
School 18.5%
Rochdale 33.0%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.0%
13.3 pts below England
School 7.0%
Rochdale 27.4%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Rochdale 0.5%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
89.5%
179
Any other White background
7.0%
14
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
4
African
1.0%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.0% 38 of 200 pupils
1.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.0%
Rochdale 22.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.0% 32 pupils
England 14.8% 1.2 pts above
EHC plans 3.0% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Speech, language & communication 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 2
No specialist assessment yet 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

95.2% 7.1 pts above England
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
95.2%
Rochdale
94.9%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information