Alkrington Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 29 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Rochdale
Unique reference
105786
Address
Manor Road, Alkrington, Middleton, M24 1JZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
508 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
45.7%
Girls
54.3%
First language not English
10.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.5%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73.8%
African 7.5%
Mixed 6.4%
Pakistani 3.7%
Other White 3%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other Black 1%
Chinese 1%
Indian 0.8%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.1
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAbove average1.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 64%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Alkrington Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
83
2nd preference
52
3rd preference
27
From another Local Authority
22
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes31.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
10
6
4
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
43
18
25
Reception, Full-time
60
22
38
Year 1
59
30
29
Year 2
59
35
24
Year 3
88
45
43
Year 4
59
27
32
Year 5
60
20
40
Year 6
65
27
38
Year 2023-2024

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