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St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington

URN
105822
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington
URN
105822
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

59 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

54

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

48

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#36 of 52 schools in Rochdale

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Low confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
19 November 2024
Inspection date
8 October 2024
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 19 November 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 19 November 2024

  • Personal development

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

19

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

58

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

19

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.05×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Rochdale
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Rochdale)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.stmichaelscemidd.rochdale.sch.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Rochdale to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

74.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

77.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

84.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

65.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

M24 1GD - Boardman Fold Road, Alkrington, Manchester

Contact details

Address
Boardman Fold Road, Alkrington, Manchester
Postcode
M24 1GD
Phone
1616438393
Website
http://www.stmichaelscemidd.rochdale.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Rochdale
Local authority code
354

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 239 schools in Rochdale.

Authority statistics

Total schools

239

Open schools

105

Closed schools

134

Primary schools

112

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 19 November 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 19 November 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 19 November 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    19 November 20248 October 2024Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1InspectionView report for inspection published 19 November 2024
    • Inspection

      Published
      19 November 2024
      Inspected
      8 October 2024
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    32.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 17

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    43

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary112 (48.5%)
    • Secondary43 (18.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other76 (32.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Queen Elizabeth High School227 mSecondaryClosed
    St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale243 mPrimaryOpen
    The Meadows School548 mNot applicableClosed
    Alternative Centre for Education and Training (ACET)548 mNot applicableClosed
    Alkrington Primary School586 mPrimaryOpen
    Crosby Meadow School606 mNot applicableClosed
    Crosslee Community Primary School607 mPrimaryClosed
    Crosslee Community Primary School611 mPrimaryOpen
    Alkrington Moss Primary School743 mPrimaryClosed
    St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy766 mPrimaryOpen
    • Queen Elizabeth High School
      Distance
      227 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale
      Distance
      243 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • The Meadows School
      Distance
      548 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Alternative Centre for Education and Training (ACET)
      Distance
      548 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Rochdale)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryOL16 2NUClosed
    Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimaryOL16 2NUOpen
    Alkrington Moss Primary SchoolPrimaryM24 1PNClosed
    Alkrington Primary SchoolPrimaryM24 1JZOpen
    All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryOL12 0ELOpen
    • Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      OL16 2NU
      Status
      Closed
    • Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      OL16 2NU
      Status
      Open
    • Alkrington Moss Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      M24 1PN
      Status
      Closed
    • Alkrington Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      M24 1JZ
      Status
      Open
  • Alkrington Primary School
    Distance
    586 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Crosby Meadow School
    Distance
    606 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Crosslee Community Primary School
    Distance
    607 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Crosslee Community Primary School
    Distance
    611 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Alkrington Moss Primary School
    Distance
    743 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
    Distance
    766 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • All Saints Church of England Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    OL12 0EL
    Status
    Open