St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 6 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Rochdale
Unique reference
105804
Address
Oldham Road, OL11 2HB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
207 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.7%
Girls
48.3%
First language not English
10.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.5%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 75.8%
African 6.8%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 3.9%
Pakistani 2.4%
Other Black 1.9%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other 1%
Unclassified 1%
Indian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage-1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 45%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
42
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
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 classes29.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
18
12
Year 1
27
15
12
Year 2
29
13
16
Year 3
32
17
15
Year 4
30
20
10
Year 5
29
16
13
Year 6
30
8
22
Year 2023-2024

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