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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone

Primary Academy converter URN 151362
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

6 October 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 21 November 2022 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Rochdale
Trust WATERGROVE TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 208 208 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 86 41.3% of pupils
Male pupils 122 58.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

43.8%
19.0 pts above England
School 43.8%
Rochdale 33.0%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

12.0%
8.3 pts below England
School 12.0%
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
70.7%
147
African
9.6%
20
Any other White background
4.3%
9
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
6
Pakistani
2.4%
5
White and Asian
1.9%
4
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 25.0% 52 of 208 pupils
4.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.0%
Rochdale 22.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.8% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 4.0 pts above
EHC plans 6.3% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 34
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Specific learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1
Moderate learning difficulty 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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.0% 10.9 pts above England
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone
99.0%
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