Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, Rochdale
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Rochdale, part of St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 27th-highest of the 32 schools in Rochdale with published results, and 11,866th of 14,452 across England. It was 80% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Rochdale (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Rochdale and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 63% in reading and 54% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 8 families put Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 28 named it as one of their preferences, for 12 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy are Hamer Community Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 66% reading, 66% maths); Kentmere Primary Academy (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 80% maths); Heybrook Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 81% reading, 79% maths); and All Saints Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 69% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy.
Hamer Community Primary SchoolKentmere Primary AcademyHeybrook Primary SchoolAll Saints Church of England Primary School
The trust
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is one of 27 schools run by St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 27 schools in St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Who goes there
57.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 29.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (51%), Black (22%) and Asian (13%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Smithy Bridge Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Smallbridge Library (opposite), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy issued 121 suspensions, 85.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
57.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 65% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 54% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
19.8
Avg class size
20.0
Infant (KS1)
18.8
KS2
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Term dates
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Rochdale's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is in Rochdale; for families living there:
- Rochdale's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy
- How to apply: Apply for school travel expenses
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 29
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 23 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Rochdale is 10 (the median across 106 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
135 pupils
168 places
33 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Rochdale
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Rochdale
Across Rochdale council
Places available
3,242
Applications
2,831
Got 1st preference
89.2%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All primary applications across Rochdale council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
23
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
24.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
117
Total Pupils
66
Boys
51
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
16.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,862
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,709
Per pupil
£1153k
Total funding
£112k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.6%
Overall absence
27.8%
Persistent absence
144
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Questions parents ask about Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
What are SATs results like at Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Of the pupils at Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% reached the expected standard in reading and 65% did so in maths.
What is Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2022 it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, Rochdale allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 80% of its 168 places.
How big are the classes at Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Classes at Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy average 19.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has around 117 pupils on roll. 57% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
7.6% of sessions were missed at Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy in 2024/25. 27.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Apply through Rochdale's coordinated admissions process, naming Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 23 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Rochdale is 10 (the median across 106 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is at Millgate, Halifax Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 2NU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)