Alkrington Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 28 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
- 516 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.9%
- Persistent absence
- 9.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.1%
White British 75.8%
African 6.2%
Mixed 6%
Pakistani 3.5%
Other White 2.3%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other Black 1.4%
Indian 1%
Chinese 1%
Other 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.1
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAbove average1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Alkrington Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 14 4 10 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 11 8 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 37 19 18 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 30 29 |
| Year 1 | 60 22 38 |
| Year 2 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 3 | 62 37 25 |
| Year 4 | 90 47 43 |
| Year 5 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 6 | 62 24 38 |