Middleton Parish Church School
Academy sponsor led in Manchester, Rochdale.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 432 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 446 |
| Free school meals | 33.20% |
| Trust or sponsor | FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Address | Springfield Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 5DL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.middletonparishce.rochdale.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01616430753 |
| URN | 152130 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 29 January 2025, published 30 April 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Middleton Parish Church School, URN 105821).
Latest ungraded inspection: 31 March 2023, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
This ungraded inspection was of the predecessor school.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Parkfield Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Hollin Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Boarshaw Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Bowlee Park Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Elm Wood Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Rochdale
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.