Community school · Rochdale

Shawclough Community Primary School

2–11Ages
428Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105766URN

Thrum Hall Lane, Rochdale, OL12 6DE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

86 applications for 41 places · 54th of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

18 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
15 May 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Rochdale median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

86 applications · 41 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 1.6; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 1.5; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Rochdale median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Rochdale median median 1.8
2015 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Rochdale median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Rochdale median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	41	86	2.1	38	0.93
Sep 2025	34	73	2.2	31	0.91
Sep 2024	48	101	2.1	44	0.92
Sep 2023	51	111	2.2	47	0.92
Sep 2022	56	115	2.1	44	0.79
Sep 2021	50	108	2.2	45	0.90
Sep 2020	38	83	2.2	34	0.89
Sep 2019	52	84	1.6	46	0.88
Sep 2018	56	82	1.5	51	0.91
Sep 2017	51	74	1.5	40	0.78
Sep 2016	54	96	1.8	46	0.85
Sep 2015	57	99	1.7	49	0.86
Sep 2014	58	97	1.7	52	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 80% · Maths 67% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%24th of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Rochdale median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	0%	105	105
2023/24	63%	5%	105	106
2022/23	53%	3%	103	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Shawclough Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Healey Foundation Primary School
0.4 km · Rochdale

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Greenbank Primary School
1.2 km · Rochdale

Good2022

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Rochdale

Good2023

3.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School
1.4 km · Rochdale

Good2024

1.9applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Spotland Primary Academy
1.4 km · Rochdale

Special measures Inadequate2024

1.9applications per place
Heybrook Primary School
1.8 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Tonacliffe Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105766 · 354/2003
Capacity: 420 pupils · 428 on roll
Free school meals: 30.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Thrum Hall Lane, Rochdale, OL12 6DE
Local authority: Rochdale

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources