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

Primary Ages 3-11 200 pupils Littleborough
Ofsted: Good
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Rochdale for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 200 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2021 of its predecessor, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough.

Ofsted inspection: June 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Whitelees Road
Littleborough
Lancashire
OL15 8DU
Reference Number 151760

General Makeup

Number of pupils 200
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 45%
Girls: 55%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 15 27
2 9 16 25
3 8 18 26
4 14 15 29
5 12 14 26
6 16 14 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.5%
White, Other 7%
Mixed, Other 2%
African 1%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough, inspected in November 2021.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Jun 2025 Academy conversion letter

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 16 1
Third Preference 17 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover).

In 2025–26 St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

2026
Pupils per adult 10.0
Teachers who left state teaching –
Teachers who took any sick leave –
Sick days per teacher –

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.0% of pupils at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 13 2
Speech, language and communication needs 13 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 2
Moderate learning difficulty 2 0
No specialist assessment of need 2 0
Physical disability 0 2

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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What is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2021 of its predecessor, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough.

When was St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 200 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy cover?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is at Whitelees Road, Littleborough, Lancashire, OL15 8DU.

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