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Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School, Rochdale

St James Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, Lancashire OL16 3JT

Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School, Rochdale

10 reasons to choose Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School

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Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Rochdale and one of the 8 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.

School fundamentals

Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are sometimes oversubscribed, on first preference.

Average class size

Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.

The Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. Most subjects are taught separately, with cross-curricular linking where appropriate. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 1 and a residential trip in Year 5.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School

School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.

Find another school near Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

Beech House School, Preparatory (2.8 miles); Farrowdale House School (3.1 miles); The Chadderton Preparatory Grammar School (5.7 miles).

State Primary Schools

Buckstones Primary School (2.3 miles); Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (3 miles); Thornham St James Church of England Primary School (3.2 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Beech House School (2.8 miles); Hulme Grammar School (6.8 miles); Bury Grammar School (9 miles).

State Senior Schools

Hollingworth Academy (0.3 miles); The Crompton House Church of England Academy (3.2 miles); The Blue Coat CofE School (5.6 miles).

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