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St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Michael Unsworth

location_onRochdale, OL11 1EZ

language Visit Website phone 1706647195

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

217

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Rochdale, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 32% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale is a voluntary aided school in Rochdale, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 224 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #10 of 68 primaries in Rochdale and #2,371 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 5.7%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 58%

Reading73% LA 72%

Writing83% LA 68%

Maths90% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading64% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading81% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths92% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.1

-3.2 to 1.8

5.0

Write

LA 0.3

2.6 to 7.4

1.2

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.1 to 3.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading62% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA 0.0

-4.9 to -0.9

0.3

Write

LA -0.6

-1.6 to 2.2

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.3

-2.9 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%

Reading67% LA 70%

Writing80% LA 74%

Maths76% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.2

-2.2 to 1.6

3.1

Write

LA -0.3

1.3 to 4.9

0.4

Maths

LA 0.3

-1.3 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 November 2021

Inspection Report

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06 July 2016

Inspection Report

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16 September 2014

Inspection Report

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03 June 2014

Inspection Report

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30 November 2010

Inspection Report

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03 March 2009

Inspection Report

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09 July 2008

Inspection Report

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23 February 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-07-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-06-03

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 224 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	224	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	231	3	1.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	207	10	4.8%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	220	2	0.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	217	3	1.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	214	5	2.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	229	6	2.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	221	4	1.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	218	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	245	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	238	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	245	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	258	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	254	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	261	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	257	3	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	256	2	0.8%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils