St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Manchester

In its own words: "As the family of St. Mary’s, learning and growing in God’s love, joyfully, we pray, play and respect all, changing our world forever. At the start of the year, our children completed work in their classes about our Mission Statement."

From the headteacher's welcome: "As a Catholic school our values are rooted in the teachings of Jesus and we work hard to foster these values in the children we teach. At St Mary’s we hold a variety of awards such as Silver science award, Race Equality Mark, Basic Skills Quality Mark, Healthy Schools Status, Gold Arts mark and the Platinum Physical Education Mark."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £1 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 30 June 2027 and an open day on Friday 2 July 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Rochdale and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 65% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 59 families put St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton as their first choice and 175 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton are Parkfield Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 72% maths); Bowlee Park Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 85% maths); Middleton Parish Church School (0.5 miles); and Hollin Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 70% reading, 87% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton.

32.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (40%), Black (32%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 90 pupils (19.5%) received SEN support and 12 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Our Lady of the Assumption Church (opposite), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton issued 23 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton are Edgar Wood Academy (0.7 miles), St Anne's Church of England Academy (0.8 miles), Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School (1.3 miles) and Newhouse Academy (1.9 miles).