Community school · Rochdale

Elm Wood Primary School

2–11Ages
453Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105791URN

Elm Street, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2EG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.7 below Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

118 applications for 60 places · 60th of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%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 · 19 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

0.7 below Rochdale median (2.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

118 applications · 60 places offered · 55 named it first

2026 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 1.7; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 1.4; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Rochdale median median 1.9
2016 1.6; Rochdale median median 1.8
2015 1.6; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 1.5; 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	60	118	2.0	55	0.92
Sep 2025	50	99	2.0	47	0.94
Sep 2024	59	110	1.9	49	0.83
Sep 2023	60	113	1.9	51	0.85
Sep 2022	43	95	2.2	43	1.00
Sep 2021	42	95	2.3	39	0.93
Sep 2020	55	98	1.8	53	0.96
Sep 2019	38	64	1.7	32	0.84
Sep 2018	48	65	1.4	39	0.81
Sep 2017	60	89	1.5	61	1.02
Sep 2016	60	95	1.6	53	0.88
Sep 2015	60	96	1.6	62	1.03
Sep 2014	60	91	1.5	58	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 60% · Maths 57% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%51st of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	43%	2%	102	100
2023/24	37%	0%	100	98
2022/23	46%	3%	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

Elm Wood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Mills Hill Primary School
0.8 km · Oldham

2026

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
1.2 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place
Boarshaw Community Primary School
1.3 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Alkrington Primary School
1.7 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Oldham

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
Middleton Parish Church School
1.7 km · Rochdale

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place

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: 105791 · 354/2047
Capacity: 454 pupils · 453 on roll
Free school meals: 33.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Elm Street, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2EG
Local authority: Rochdale

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