OFSTED
18 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
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
402
402 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
200
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
202
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.8 pts
below England
School
8.0%
Rochdale
33.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.1 pts
below England
School
4.2%
Rochdale
27.4%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Rochdale
0.5%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.6%
344
Any other Asian background
5.2%
21
Pakistani
2.5%
10
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
5
Unclassified
1.0%
4
White and Asian
1.0%
4
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
14.4%
58 of
402 pupils
6.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 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
59.0%
1.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
Rochdale
71.1%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Writing
2.3 pts below England
School
68.0%
Rochdale
67.6%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Maths
3.0 pts below England
School
69.0%
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
4.33%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.89 pts
lower than
England
School
4.33%
Rochdale
6.78%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.20%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.62 pts
lower than
England
School
9.20%
Rochdale
18.20%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.57%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.23 pts
lower than
England
School
0.57%
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
89.3%
1.1 pts
above England
Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School
89.3%
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.