Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 12 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Rochdale
Unique reference
147941
Address
Sutherland Road, Darnhill, OL10 3PD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
216 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
48.1%
Girls
51.9%
First language not English
26.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
43.1%
Persistent absence
20.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 60.6%
African 12.5%
Other White 8.8%
Mixed 7.9%
Indian 3.2%
Other Black 2.3%
Pakistani 1.9%
Other Asian 1.4%
Irish 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingAverage1.9
MathsAverage-1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 39%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
25
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
24
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
24
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes27
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
3
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
5
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
12
5
7
Reception, Full-time
22
13
9
Year 1
30
16
14
Year 2
22
12
10
Year 3
28
9
19
Year 4
29
10
19
Year 5
29
15
14
Year 6
29
15
14
Year 2024-2025

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