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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 30 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Norden Community Primary School, URN 105774
- 3 October 2012Graded inspection: Good · as Norden Community Primary School, URN 105774
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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 entry139 applications · 39 places offered · 24 named it first
- 2026 3.6; Rochdale median median 2.6
- 2025 3.4; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2024 4.1; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2023 3.5; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2022 3.1; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2021 2.9; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2020 3.2; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2019 3.0; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.8; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.5; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 2.5; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 2.3; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Rochdale median
Dashed bars: as Norden Community Primary School (URN 105774), the previous school.
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 | 39 | 139 | 3.6 | 24 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2025 * | 42 | 142 | 3.4 | 29 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2024 * | 35 | 142 | 4.1 | 29 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2023 * | 43 | 149 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2022 * | 47 | 146 | 3.1 | 39 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2021 * | 51 | 149 | 2.9 | 36 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2020 * | 56 | 180 | 3.2 | 40 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2019 * | 60 | 181 | 3.0 | 53 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2018 * | 50 | 141 | 2.8 | 39 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2017 * | 53 | 134 | 2.5 | 43 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2016 * | 60 | 148 | 2.5 | 54 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 * | 56 | 127 | 2.3 | 41 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 122 | 2.0 | 44 | 0.73 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Norden Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.6applications per place
- 0.7 km · RochdaleGood20232.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- Requires improvement20232.6applications per place
- 0.8 km · RochdaleOutstanding20247.6applications per place
- 1.6 km · RochdaleRemains Good20232.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · RochdaleGood20241.9applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · RochdaleSpecial measures Inadequate20241.9applications per place
- 2.5 km · RochdaleRemains Good20232.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · RochdaleOutstanding20244.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151320 · 354/2018
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 370 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 March 2025
- Replaced
- Norden Community Primary School (URN 105774)
- Address
- Shawfield Lane, Norden, Rochdale, OL12 7RQ
- Local authority
- Rochdale
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources