St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone
Oldham Road, Rochdale, OL11 2HB
208 pupils · 99% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WATERGROVE TRUST
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Free school meals
- 43.8%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 October 2022, published 21 November 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 31 | 102 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lowerplace Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Sandbrook Community Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Deeplish Primary Academy 0.9 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Ashfield Valley Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.