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%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage-1.1
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.6 |
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 |