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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale

Voluntary aided school · Rochdale · OL16 4AW

Ages 3–11 · 231 pupils · Rochdale

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

6.7%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.2%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
189

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

20

Places offered

23

1st-preference offers

20

Total preferences (any rank)
71
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill96%

231 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
231
Boys / girls
114 / 117
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
231 / 240 (96%)
Free school meals
29.5%
FSM pupils
66
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Salford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Pamela Dungworth

Location

Address
Kingsway
Postcode
OL16 4AW
Town
Rochdale
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Rochdale
District
Rochdale
Constituency
Rochdale
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Rochdale, Rochdale, 231 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 29.5%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Salford.

Open schools in Rochdale
64
Primary schools in Rochdale
41
Academies among open schools in Rochdale
41% (26)
Open schools in OL16
18
Primary in OL16
12
Open schools in Rochdale LA
106
Primary in Rochdale LA
69

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Pamela Dungworth

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