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Marland Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Roch Mills Crescent, Off Roch Valley Way, Rochdale OL11 4QW · marlandhillprimary.co.uk · 01706 647147
On the mapSearch near OL11 4QW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Rochdale 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 464
- 44 over 420 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.2%
- First language not English
- 50.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 50 families put the school first and 53 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 53 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 49 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Rochdale it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Marland Hill Community Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective May 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 27
- 6% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 56% who had a child bullied