Primary school in Manchester, Rochdale
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Stanycliffe Lane, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2PB
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 7 February 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Full — 211 pupils against 210 places
- Girls / boys
- 104 / 107
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Rochdale 023D, 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
- 18%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 26%
- Households owning their home
- 54%
- Households in social housing
- 28%
- Households with no car
- 31%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Nicole Hadfield
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward
- North Middleton
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- URN
- 151820
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boarshaw Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 56% | 0.1 mi |
| Hollin Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 66% | 0.4 mi |
| Middleton Parish Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| Elm Wood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 43% | 0.8 mi |
| St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 67% | 1 mi |
| Mills Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 65% | 1.1 mi |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, RochdaleVoluntary aided school | No grade | 59% | 1.1 mi |
| Parkfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 63% | 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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