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Alkrington Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Rochdale

Manor Road, Manchester, M24 1JZ

Website 01616436357

67

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

90%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.7%

9.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

512

Capacity used

Over capacity

101%

505 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

90%

1st preference success rate

60 of 67 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

149

Total applications

2.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference6760● 90%
2nd preference400● 0%
3rd preference310● 0%
4th preference110● 0%
Total1496040%

1st preference success by year

89%
2020
91%
2021
74%
2022
76%
2023
70%
2024
90%
2025

Rochdale lets families list 4 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Andrew Nott
Address
Manor Road, Alkrington, Manchester, M24 1JZ
Phone
01616436357
Local authority
Rochdale
Ward / constituency
South Middleton · Blackley and Middleton South
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
105786

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals16%——
English as additional language11%——
SEN support10%——
50% boys (254)50% girls (258)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

512 pupils · 505 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    29 March 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 403 pupils

Attendance

95.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

9.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

13%
20/21
15%
21/22
15%
22/23
13%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths67%——
Higher standard6%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard73%
+11% vs England
Higher standard10%
+2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard82%
+7% vs England
Higher standard29%
-4% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard82%
+10% vs England
Greater depth10%
-3% vs England

Maths

Expected standard84%
+10% vs England
Higher standard21%
-5% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard79%
+6% vs England
Higher standard29%
-1% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard82%
+0% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

682019642023672024732025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)73%61%
Higher standard10%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Rochdale council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.