OFSTED
22 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Rochdale
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
209
209 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
111
53.1% of pupils
Male pupils
98
46.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.3 pts
below England
School
22.5%
Rochdale
33.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.0 pts
below England
School
5.3%
Rochdale
27.4%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Rochdale
0.5%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.0%
163
Pakistani
10.0%
21
White and Asian
2.9%
6
Bangladeshi
2.4%
5
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
5
Any other Asian background
1.4%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.6%
43 of
209 pupils
0.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
73.0%
12.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Reading
3.2 pts above England
School
77.0%
Rochdale
71.1%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Rochdale
67.6%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
97.0%
Maths
25.0 pts above England
School
97.0%
Rochdale
70.6%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.35 pts
lower than
England
School
3.87%
Rochdale
6.78%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.74 pts
lower than
England
School
6.08%
Rochdale
18.20%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Rochdale
2.12%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.5%
11.3 pts
above England
Healey Foundation Primary School
99.5%
Rochdale
94.9%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.