Community school · Rochdale

Harwood Park Primary School

3–11Ages
291Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105796URN

Hardfield Street, Heywood, OL10 1DG · 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

2.2per place

0.5 below Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

63 applications for 29 places · 53rd of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

49%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 · 14 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

63 applications · 29 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 3.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 2.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 1.7; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 0.9; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 1.2; Rochdale median median 1.9
2016 1.1; Rochdale median median 1.8
2015 0.7; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 1.3; 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	29	63	2.2	23	0.79
Sep 2025	26	78	3.0	23	0.88
Sep 2024	15	44	2.9	14	0.93
Sep 2023	28	57	2.0	25	0.89
Sep 2022	26	51	2.0	25	0.96
Sep 2021	21	48	2.3	21	1.00
Sep 2020	49	91	1.9	48	0.98
Sep 2019	39	66	1.7	34	0.87
Sep 2018	54	50	0.9	21	0.39
Sep 2017	33	38	1.2	23	0.70
Sep 2016	37	39	1.1	25	0.68
Sep 2015	44	32	0.7	25	0.57
Sep 2014	32	41	1.3	26	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 68% · Maths 59% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard49%45th of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard10%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	49%	2%	103	101
2023/24	52%	2%	101	101
2022/23	59%	5%	104	103

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

Harwood Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.2applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2020

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hopwood Community Primary School
1.0 km · Rochdale

Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
All Souls Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Rochdale

Outstanding2023

4.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Woodland Community Primary School
1.1 km · Rochdale

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Rochdale

Good2024
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford
1.6 km · Rochdale

Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
2.3 km · Rochdale

Good2023

2.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105796 · 354/2061
Capacity: 330 pupils · 291 on roll
Free school meals: 45.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hardfield Street, Heywood, OL10 1DG
Local authority: Rochdale

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