Community school · Rochdale

Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School

3–11Ages
298Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105773URN

Churchill Street, Rochdale, OL12 7DJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.7 below Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

87 applications for 45 places · 62nd of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Rochdale median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

87 applications · 45 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 1.7; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 1.4; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 1.3; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Rochdale median median 1.9
2016 1.1; Rochdale median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 1.3; 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	45	87	1.9	34	0.76
Sep 2025	33	64	1.9	29	0.88
Sep 2024	31	63	2.0	29	0.94
Sep 2023	41	74	1.8	38	0.93
Sep 2022	35	65	1.9	28	0.80
Sep 2021	39	75	1.9	34	0.87
Sep 2020	46	77	1.7	38	0.83
Sep 2019	44	62	1.4	41	0.93
Sep 2018	48	63	1.3	46	0.96
Sep 2017	50	73	1.5	40	0.80
Sep 2016	57	65	1.1	45	0.79
Sep 2015	39	58	1.5	36	0.92
Sep 2014	52	65	1.3	41	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 44% · Maths 56% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%53rd of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard44%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard56%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	39%	0%	103	99
2023/24	42%	0%	102	100
2022/23	43%	2%	103	102

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

Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Special measures Inadequate2024

1.9applications per place
St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Rochdale

Requires improvement2023

2.6applications per place
Caldershaw Primary School
1.1 km · Rochdale

Outstanding2024

7.6applications per place
Rochdale Sixth Form College
1.2 km · Rochdale

Not yet inspected
Shawclough Community Primary School
1.4 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Broadfield Community Primary School
1.6 km · Rochdale

Good2023

2.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Greenbank Primary School
1.6 km · Rochdale

Good2022

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Healey Foundation Primary School
1.7 km · Rochdale

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105773 · 354/2015
Capacity: 424 pupils · 298 on roll
Free school meals: 55.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Churchill Street, Rochdale, OL12 7DJ
Local authority: Rochdale

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