St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone
Primary · Rochdale · OL11 2HB
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 6 October 2022
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
208 pupils · 99% of 210 capacity
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43.8% of pupils
- Website
- https://stmarysce.com/
- URN
- 151362
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.03 first-choice applications per place30 places offered · 31 first-choice applications · oversubscribed
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby schools
- Lowerplace Primary School
- Kingsway Park High School
- Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School
- Sandbrook Community Primary School
- Deeplish Primary Academy
- Ashfield Valley Primary School
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy