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Belfield Community School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Samson Street, Belfield, Rochdale OL16 2XW · belfield.rochdale.sch.uk · 01706 341363

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
49%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Rochdale 58%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
429
94% of 457 places
Local authority
Rochdale
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
39.4%
First language not English
56.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 51 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

20222023202420252026September 2022: 45 (Places 46)45September 2023: 52 (Places 58)52September 2024: 48 (Places 50)48September 2025: 56 (Places 58)56September 2026: 51 (Places 53)51Places 53
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202653511100%
September 2025Sept 202558561100%
September 2024Sept 202450481100%
September 2023Sept 202358520.9100%
September 2022Sept 202246451100%

Results

In 2024/25, 49% 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

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 59% (England 53%)59%2016/17: 42% (England 61%)42%2017/18: 52% (England 64%)52%2018/19: 62% (England 65%)62%2022/23: 70% (England 60%)70%2023/24: 63% (England 61%)63%2024/25: 49% (England 62%)49%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼49%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
▼101105
●103105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Belfield Community School on 2 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
2 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Oct 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
91%
Replies
33
7% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼69% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●81% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●77% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼44% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 48% who had a child bullied

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