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Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

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

personMr David Marshall

corporate_fareST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

location_onRochdale, OL16 2NU

language Visit Website phone 1706341560

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2024

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Students

148

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Rochdale, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Rochdale, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 142 pupils on roll, of whom 54% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #32 of 55 primaries in Rochdale and #8,586 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 34.3 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

55%

LA 58%

Reading65% LA 72%

Writing70% LA 68%

Maths65% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading63% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths54% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading48% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.1

-4.1 to 2.3

5.3

Write

LA 0.3

2.2 to 8.4

1.6

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.3 to 4.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading57% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths52% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.0

-4.2 to 1.2

-1.6

Write

LA -0.6

-4.1 to 0.8

-2.9

Maths

LA 0.3

-5.2 to -0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%

Reading-% LA 70%

Writing-% LA 74%

Maths-% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.2

Write

LA -0.3

Maths

LA 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 March 2024

Inspection Report

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09 March 2022

Inspection Report

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13 October 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-03-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2022-03-09

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-05-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-06-04

None EIF

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

38.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

22.5%(32 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 142 pupils. During this period, there were 54 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 38.0%, which is above 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)	142	54	38.0%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	147	45	30.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	142	14	9.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	142	16	11.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	153	3	2.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	146	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	148	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	150	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	155	2	1.3%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	153	2	1.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	155	2	1.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	156	2	1.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	149	3	2.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	153	1	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	151	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	151	3	2.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	154	2	1.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	162	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	149	2	1.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	161	5	3.1%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	168	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	167	1	0.6%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils