Middleton Parish Church School
Middleton Parish Church School is a sponsored academy in Manchester for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 432 pupils and room for 446. About 33 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Springfield Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 5DL0161 643 0753middletonparishce.rochdale.sch.ukMr John Shelton headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 29 January 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in serious weaknesses.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2023 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
62 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Middleton Parish Church School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Rochdale | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 62 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 30 | 28 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 53% | 53% | 48% | 50% | 61% | 60% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 | 104.3 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.8 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.1 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 65% | 69% | 70% | 62% | 60% | 71% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 61% | 63% | 68% | 67% | 60% | 75% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 61% | 71% | 70% | 77% | 73% | 68% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -0.2 | -1.4 | -0.2 | -1.7 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -0.9 | -2.0 | -0.5 | +0.1 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 33% | 33% | 42% | 38% | 40% | 14% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 57% | 66% | 61% | 57% | 55% | 76% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Middleton Parish Church School, the school this one replaced in November 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 4 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Rochdale council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 28.8 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.1 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (45), emotional and mental health (28), Autistic spectrum disorder (11), Moderate learning difficulty (6), Other difficulty or disability (5), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (5).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.9% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.6% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 2.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 18.5% | 23.6% | 22.9% | 22.6% | 9.5% | 12.2% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Middleton Parish Church School, the school this one replaced in November 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkfield Primary School | Council | 710 m | 212 | Good 2023 | 32 | Compare |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton | Roman Catholic | 770 m | 462 | Good 2023 | 22 | Compare |
| Hollin Primary School | Council | 840 m | 331 | Good 2024 | 48 | Compare |
| Boarshaw Community Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 446 | Good 2022 | 33 | Compare |
| St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 211 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale | Roman Catholic | 0.8 miles | 213 | No overall grade 2025 | 65 | Compare |
| Bowlee Park Community Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 900 | Outstanding 2023 | 96 | Compare |
| Elm Wood Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 453 | Good 2024 | 9 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Middleton Parish Church School a good school?
Middleton Parish Church School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in January 2025.
What is Middleton Parish Church School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Middleton Parish Church School not judged at its last full inspection on 29 January 2025.
How good are Middleton Parish Church School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 47% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Middleton Parish Church School have?
432 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 446 places, so it is 97% full.
What is attendance like at Middleton Parish Church School?
Pupils were in school 93.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 18% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Middleton Parish Church School?
The average class had 28.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 7% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Springfield Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 5DL
- Telephone
- 0161 643 0753
- Website
- www.middletonparishce.rochdale.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr John Shelton
- Type of school
- Sponsored academy (Academy sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Manchester
- Multi-academy trust
- Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust (17 schools)
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward
- North Middleton
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 November 2025 (new provision)
- URN
- 152130 · LAESTAB 3542020 · UKPRN 10098902
- Formerly
- Middleton Parish Church School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.