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Woodland Community Primary School

Rochdale, OL10 3BXPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
45%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
63 1st-choice / 68 places
Ranking
#11,742
of 13,686 nationally

About Woodland Community Primary School

Woodland Community Primary School in Rochdale holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement. The school’s most recent inspection in February 2025 confirmed that standards are being maintained, with leadership, management and early years provision all rated Good. However, the school’s academic outcomes tell a more complicated story. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, just 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is well below the local authority average of 58% and places Woodland 42nd out of 52 primary schools in Rochdale. Only 2% of pupils achieved the higher standard in all three subjects, and individual subject scores show reading at 62% expected and maths at 55% expected, while writing fared better at 78% expected. The school’s average scaled scores were 102 in reading and 101 in maths, both slightly below the national benchmark.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressRegent Street, Heywood, Rochdale, OL10 3BX
HeadteacherJ Cunningham
Local AuthorityRochdale
Number of Pupils567
Free School Meals (FSM)49.6%
School Capacity567 / 630 (90% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Feb 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (12 Feb 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 15 May 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
ICT SuiteMusic RoomsLibraryForest SchoolOutdoor PlaygroundPlaying FieldsArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

7

Sports

GymnasticsRoundersNetballAthletics

Clubs & Activities

ChessScience ClubArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysical

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:30

Source: woodland.rochdale.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Woodland Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.