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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Middleton Parish Church School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 152130
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 446 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

29 January 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Inadequate
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

31 March 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 25 May 2023
Published 30 April 2025 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Rochdale
Trust FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 432 431 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 213 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 219 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

33.3%
8.5 pts above England
School 33.3%
Rochdale 33.0%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

21.8%
1.5 pts above England
School 21.8%
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
55.6%
240
African
20.6%
89
White and Black Caribbean
3.7%
16
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
13
Any other Black background
2.5%
11
Any other White background
2.3%
10
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% 107 of 432 pupils
3.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.8%
Rochdale 22.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.5% 93 pupils
England 14.8% 6.7 pts above
EHC plans 3.2% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 45
Social, emotional & mental health 28
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Other difficulty or disability 5
No specialist assessment yet 5

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

96.9% 8.7 pts above England
Middleton Parish Church School
96.9%
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