Community school · Rochdale

Boarshaw Community Primary School

3–11Ages
446Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105787URN

Stanycliffe Lane, Middleton, Stanycliffe Lane Middleton Manchester, MANCHESTER, M24 2PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

120 applications for 49 places · 41st of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

13 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 October 2016
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Rochdale median (2.6) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

120 applications · 49 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 2.5; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 2.8; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 2.6; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 1.5; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Rochdale median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Rochdale median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 1.6; Rochdale median median 1.9

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	49	120	2.5	39	0.80
Sep 2025	34	92	2.7	28	0.82
Sep 2024	42	93	2.2	37	0.88
Sep 2023	36	99	2.8	31	0.86
Sep 2022	40	78	2.0	39	0.98
Sep 2021	33	86	2.6	32	0.97
Sep 2020	25	53	2.1	22	0.88
Sep 2019	36	55	1.5	33	0.92
Sep 2018	20	41	2.1	20	1.00
Sep 2017	25	39	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2016	26	38	1.5	25	0.96
Sep 2015	34	50	1.5	30	0.88
Sep 2014	36	57	1.6	30	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 66% · Maths 77% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%32nd of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	56%	3%	102	104
2023/24	48%	0%	103	103
2022/23	65%	5%	103	105

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

Boarshaw Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.1 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place
Hollin Primary School
0.5 km · Rochdale

Good2024

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Middleton Parish Church School
1.1 km · Rochdale

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place
Elm Wood Primary School
1.3 km · Rochdale

Good2024

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Parkfield Primary School
1.8 km · Rochdale

Good2023

4.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
1.8 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton
1.8 km · Rochdale

Good2023

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105787 · 354/2041
Capacity: 446 pupils · 446 on roll
Free school meals: 40.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Stanycliffe Lane, Middleton, Stanycliffe Lane Middleton Manchester, MANCHESTER, M24 2PB
Local authority: Rochdale

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