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Middleton Parish Church School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Springfield Road, Middleton, Manchester M24 5DL · middletonparishce.rochdale.sch.uk · 0161 643 0753
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Rochdale 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 432
- 97% of 446 places
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.2%
- First language not English
- 21.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 52 places were offered; 100% 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 | 52 | 31 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 40 | 29 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 49 | 40 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 31 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 39 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% 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 | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105821)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Middleton Parish Church School on 29 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105821)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105821), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105821)
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105821)
Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105821)
Nov 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105821)