Primary school in Littleborough, Rochdale
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Whitelees Road, Littleborough, Lancashire, OL15 8DU
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 25 November 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 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
- 200
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Nearly full — 200 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 110 / 90
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Rochdale 001D, 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
- 29%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 19%
- Households owning their home
- 70%
- Households in social housing
- 7%
- Households with no car
- 20%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
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 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Carmel Ruane
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward
- Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- URN
- 151760
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Littleborough Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 70% | 0.3 mi |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 71% | 0.4 mi |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | No grade | 76% | 0.8 mi |
| Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 59% | 0.9 mi |
| Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 37% | 1.1 mi |
| St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 57% | 1.2 mi |
| Kentmere Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Outstanding 2024 | 71% | 1.7 mi |
| Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 55% | 1.7 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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