Middleton Parish Church School
Academy sponsor ledPrimaryAges 3–11MixedChurch of England
Springfield Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 5DL
Headteacher · Mr John Shelton
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Key facts
Pupils432Capacity 446
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 29 January 2025
TrustForward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust
Free school meals33.2%
Ofsted
Inspection on 29 January 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementInadequate
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
The school was placed in the category: Serious weaknesses.
Read the full Ofsted reportsOfsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Rochdale council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in RochdaleApplications for September 2026
All 31 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered52
Applications120
First choice31
First-choice offers31
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Parkfield Primary School0.4 mi
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton0.5 mi
- Hollin Primary School0.5 mi
- Boarshaw Community Primary School0.7 mi
- St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.7 mi