St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington

Primary · Rochdale · M24 1GD · URN 105822

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2024-10-08Cohort 205Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 31

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 58 schools in Rochdale

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
65%
Rochdale 57.4%England 61%
7.6 percentage points above the area average of 57.4
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
19%
Rochdale 4.3%England 8%
14.7 percentage points above the area average of 4.3
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
104
Rochdale 104.31England 105
In line with the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
106
Rochdale 103.76England 105
2.2 above the area average of 103.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
106
Rochdale 105.07England 105
0.9 above the area average of 105.1
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
26%
Rochdale 27.3%England 32%
1.3 percentage points below the area average of 27.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
74%
Rochdale 71.1%
2.9 percentage points above the area average of 71.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
77%
Rochdale 67.6%
9.4 percentage points above the area average of 67.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
84%
Rochdale 70.6%
13.4 percentage points above the area average of 70.6
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
31
Rochdale 46
14.7 below the area average of 45.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Rochdale	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	65% Rochdale 57.4%England 61%	7.6 percentage points above the area average of 57.4	4 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	19% Rochdale 4.3%England 8%	14.7 percentage points above the area average of 4.3	11 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	104 Rochdale 104.31England 105	In line with the area average of 104.3	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	106 Rochdale 103.76England 105	2.2 above the area average of 103.8	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	106 Rochdale 105.07England 105	0.9 above the area average of 105.1	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	26% Rochdale 27.3%England 32%	1.3 percentage points below the area average of 27.3	6 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	74% Rochdale 71.1%	2.9 percentage points above the area average of 71.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	77% Rochdale 67.6%	9.4 percentage points above the area average of 67.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	84% Rochdale 70.6%	13.4 percentage points above the area average of 70.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	31 Rochdale 46	14.7 below the area average of 45.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Rochdale · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.1 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 2.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 7.8% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 12.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10.2pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 26% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 19% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 23.5pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 65% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 91.9% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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