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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Oldham Road, Rochdale OL11 2HB · stmarysce.com · 01706 648125
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 48%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Rochdale 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 208
- 99% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43.8%
- First language not English
- 12%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Watergrove Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 42 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 66% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Rochdale it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼48% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105804)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105804)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105804), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105804)
Apr 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105804)