St Luke's Church of England Primary School

About St Luke's Church of England Primary School

St Luke's Church of England Primary School sits within the Rochdale local authority, a Church of England state primary for mixed pupils aged 3 to 11. In the most recent local rankings, the school placed 18th out of 69 same-type schools in the borough, putting it comfortably in the top third. The three top-performing peers in Rochdale are All Souls Church of England Primary School, Hollin Primary School, and Healey Foundation Primary School, with All Souls also being the nearest Outstanding-rated school, just 0.7 kilometres away. St Luke's itself holds an Outstanding rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2025, a significant step up from the Good rating it received in its previous inspection back in 2010. The inspection awarded top marks across the board: Outstanding for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. With 386 pupils on roll against a capacity of 446, the school is well-subscribed but not at full capacity.

Academically, St Luke's performs above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Rochdale local authority average of 58%. The school's ranking score of 67 on this metric places it in the top 50 nationally. Subject-level results are strong: 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 72% in writing, and 90% in maths. At the higher standard, 38% achieved in reading, 10% in writing, and 41% in maths. Average scaled scores were 108 in both reading and maths. Progress scores are not available in the data, but the attainment figures alone suggest solid foundations. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 92% of the 77 respondents would recommend the school, and 96% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy here. Strong majorities also felt their child does well and that the school has high expectations.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a library, playing fields, a forest school, a sports hall, a sensory room, an ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, cricket, tennis, rounders, and football, while clubs range from coding and science to eco, art, and chess. SEND provision is well-developed, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. Nursery provision is available for younger children. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 177 applications for 60 places, with 70 first-preference applications and 59 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.95. This is a school that suits families looking for a strong academic record within a Church of England ethos, with good SEND support and a wide range of extracurricular opportunities, all set in a popular Rochdale primary.

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