St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 8 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Rochdale
Unique reference
105813
Address
Bury and Rochdale Old Road, OL10 4BB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
231 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
7.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.6%
Persistent absence
7.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.3%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other White2.6%
Mixed3.5%
African3.9%
Pakistani9.5%
White British77.5%
Other Asian
0.9%
Chinese
0.9%
Bangladeshi
0.4%
Other Black
0.4%
Unclassified
0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.9
WritingAverage2.4
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
76%
Local authority average
58%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
10%
Local authority average
5%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
106
Local authority average
104
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
107
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford

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
39
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
46
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
26
14
12
Reception, Full-time
30
14
16
Year 1
31
15
16
Year 2
30
17
13
Year 3
28
15
13
Year 4
28
11
17
Year 5
29
16
13
Year 6
29
19
10
Year 2024-2025

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