Spotland Primary Academy

About Spotland Primary Academy

Spotland Primary Academy sits within the Rochdale local authority, a borough with 69 primary schools where only seven currently hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school’s own ranking among its local peers places it behind three higher-scoring neighbours: All Souls Church of England Primary School, Hollin Primary School, and Healey Foundation Primary School. For families weighing their options, the nearest Outstanding-rated alternative is Caldershaw Primary School, 1.7 kilometres away. Spotland is a state-funded, mixed primary for children aged 3 to 11, with nursery provision on site. It has a capacity of 472 pupils and is led by headteacher Emma Dunn. The school does not have a religious character. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in July 2024, rated the school Inadequate overall — a significant drop from its previous Good rating in 2015. That shift places it among the minority of Rochdale primaries currently graded below the standard most local families would expect.

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