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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 151820
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

7 February 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 10 March 2024 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
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 211 211 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 104 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 107 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.6%
0.2 pts below England
School 24.6%
Rochdale 33.0%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.2%
6.1 pts below England
School 14.2%
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
72.0%
152
Any other White background
9.5%
20
African
4.3%
9
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
6
Traveller of Irish heritage
2.4%
5
White and Black African
2.4%
5
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 16.1% 34 of 211 pupils
4.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.1%
Rochdale 22.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.8% 27 pupils
England 14.8% 2.0 pts below
EHC plans 3.3% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 14
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Specific learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Other difficulty or disability 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2

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

100.5% 12.3 pts above England
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
100.5%
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