Community school · Rochdale

Hopwood Community Primary School

4–11Ages
421Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105798URN

Magdala Street, Heywood, OL10 2HN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.5 above Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

187 applications for 60 places · 17th of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 30 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Rochdale median (2.6) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

187 applications · 60 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 3.1; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 2.4; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 3.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 2.5; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 2.7; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 2.6; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 2.2; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 2.3; Rochdale median median 1.9
2016 2.3; Rochdale median median 1.8
2015 2.2; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 2.0; Rochdale median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Rochdale median in 12 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	187	3.1	68	1.13
Sep 2025	60	173	2.9	70	1.17
Sep 2024	56	133	2.4	51	0.91
Sep 2023	60	177	3.0	69	1.15
Sep 2022	60	150	2.5	66	1.10
Sep 2021	60	161	2.7	74	1.23
Sep 2020	58	149	2.6	66	1.14
Sep 2019	60	131	2.2	71	1.18
Sep 2018	60	135	2.3	77	1.28
Sep 2017	60	139	2.3	71	1.18
Sep 2016	60	136	2.3	89	1.48
Sep 2015	60	134	2.2	74	1.23
Sep 2014	60	119	2.0	64	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 83% · Maths 82% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%15th of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	68%	13%	107	107
2023/24	75%	22%	108	107
2022/23	75%	10%	106	106

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

Hopwood Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Harwood Park Primary School
1.0 km · Rochdale

Good2024

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

Remains Good2020

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
All Souls Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Rochdale

Outstanding2023

4.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Standards maintained2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Rochdale

Good2024
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
2.4 km · Rochdale

Good2024

2.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105798 · 354/2063
Capacity: 420 pupils · 421 on roll
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Magdala Street, Heywood, OL10 2HN
Local authority: Rochdale

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