St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale
Evesham Road, Alkrington, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1PYOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 105 schools in Rochdale. It ranks 129th of 250 primary schools in Manchester. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 October 2024, report published 14 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 October 2024
Pupils describe their school as friendly, happy and safe. They know that staff care for them and will resolve any issues between peers effectively. Pupils know that everyone is welcome at their school, they demonstrate this through the respect they show each other. Staff make sure that they support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) well. This ensures that they can meet the high expectations set for all pupils. As a result, pupils achieve well in most subjects. Most pupils behave well in lessons and at playtimes. They are polite and well mannered. Staff support pupils to engage in a range of activities at playtime, such as sports, games and den building, which pupils enjoy. Pupils have opportunities to apply for a range of leadership roles. They value the opportunities to contribute to school life through acting as school council members, leading worship, looking after the school environment and raising money for charity. Pupils understand how these roles help to prepare them for later life and take their responsibilities seriously. Pupils enjoy and benefit from a range of trips and visitors, which have been carefully planned to bring the curriculum to life and provide wider opportunities.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of curriculum subjects, the school has not explicitly identified the information that pupils must remember. This means that teaching is not always focused on making sure that this knowledge is consistently remembered and regularly recalled. Rochdale 3 The school should ensure that teachers are always clear on what the core knowledge is for each topic, so that pupils more successfully remember it.
- Assessment in a few curriculum subjects does not clearly identify what pupils remember. This means that teaching does not always build on what pupils already know. The school should ensure that assessment in these subjects more accurately identifies what pupils know, so that teachers can use this as a starting point for their teaching and address any gaps in learning.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
45 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
311 pupils on roll, with places for 315
Schools near St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington | 0.2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| Alkrington Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Crosslee Community Primary School | 0.4 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 50% met the expected standard |
| St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
| Charlestown Community Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 36% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Butterworth
- Phone
- 01616437132
- Address
- Evesham Road, Alkrington, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1PY
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- URN
- 105820
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.