SCHOOL PROFILE

Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 144982
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 168 Published school capacity
Capacity used 69.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
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 117 117 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 51 43.6% of pupils
Male pupils 66 56.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

57.3%
32.5 pts above England
School 57.3%
Rochdale 33.0%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

29.9%
9.6 pts above England
School 29.9%
Rochdale 27.4%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Rochdale 0.5%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
51.3%
60
African
21.4%
25
Pakistani
9.4%
11
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
5
Traveller of Irish heritage
3.4%
4
Any other Asian background
2.6%
3
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 24.8% 29 of 117 pupils
4.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.8%
Rochdale 22.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.7% 23 pupils
England 14.8% 4.9 pts above
EHC plans 5.1% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Speech, language & communication 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Physical disability 1
Vision impairment 1

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

55.0% 5.4 pts below England
School 55.0%
Rochdale 57.4%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

65.0%

8.8 pts below England

School 65.0%
Rochdale 71.1%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
Rochdale 67.6%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

65.0%

7.0 pts below England

School 65.0%
Rochdale 70.6%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.55%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.33 pts higher than England
School 7.55%
Rochdale 6.78%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.78%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.96 pts higher than England
School 27.78%
Rochdale 18.20%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Rochdale 2.12%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

69.6% 18.5 pts below England
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
69.6%
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