Community school · Rochdale

Newhey Community Primary School

3–11Ages
285Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105789URN

Hawthorn Lane, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 4JX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.6 below Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

66 applications for 33 places · 59th 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

Report card · inspected 17 March 2026Published 13 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

17 March 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
1 December 2021
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

66 applications · 33 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 2.5; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 2.4; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 2.1; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 2.4; Rochdale median median 1.9
2016 2.3; Rochdale median median 1.8
2015 2.4; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 2.0; 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	33	66	2.0	30	0.91
Sep 2025	32	62	1.9	30	0.94
Sep 2024	35	62	1.8	35	1.00
Sep 2023	29	71	2.5	29	1.00
Sep 2022	32	72	2.3	28	0.88
Sep 2021	41	83	2.0	32	0.78
Sep 2020	33	78	2.4	32	0.97
Sep 2019	35	74	2.1	32	0.91
Sep 2018	41	83	2.0	42	1.02
Sep 2017	40	95	2.4	55	1.38
Sep 2016	40	93	2.3	37	0.93
Sep 2015	45	106	2.4	43	0.96
Sep 2014	45	91	2.0	51	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 65% · Maths 67% → 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 standard81%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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%	0%	105	102
2023/24	37%	2%	101	100
2022/23	56%	4%	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

Newhey Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Rochdale

Good2023

2.3applications per place
Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Rochdale

Good2023

4.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Rushcroft Primary School
1.6 km · Oldham

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Crossgates Primary School
1.7 km · Rochdale

Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Moorhouse Academy
1.8 km · Rochdale

Good2023

2.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton
1.9 km · Oldham

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Beal Vale Primary School
2.2 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Oldham

2026

3.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105789 · 354/2044
Capacity: 295 pupils · 285 on roll
Free school meals: 30.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hawthorn Lane, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 4JX
Local authority: Rochdale

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