St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 9 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
232 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
6.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.6%
Persistent absence
9.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.4%
Pakistani 9.9%
African 3.4%
Other White 2.6%
Mixed 2.6%
Chinese 1.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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

School 69%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

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

School 12%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
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

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
47
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
3
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
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
5
3
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
18
8
10
Reception, Full-time
31
15
16
Year 1
30
17
13
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
30
11
19
Year 4
30
17
13
Year 5
28
18
10
Year 6
30
14
16
Year 2023-2024

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