Primary school in Manchester, Rochdale
Middleton Parish Church School
Springfield Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 5DL
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 29 January 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 432
- Places
- 446
- How full
- Nearly full — 432 of 446 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 213 / 219
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Rochdale 021A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 26%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 71%
- Households in social housing
- 11%
- Households with no car
- 24%
- Adults economically inactive
- 37%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: John Shelton
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward
- North Middleton
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- URN
- 152130
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 63% | 0.4 mi |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, MiddletonVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 48% | 0.5 mi |
| Hollin Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 66% | 0.5 mi |
| Boarshaw Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 56% | 0.7 mi |
| St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 0.7 mi |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, RochdaleVoluntary aided school | No grade | 59% | 0.8 mi |
| Bowlee Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2023 | 73% | 0.9 mi |
| Elm Wood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 43% | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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