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St Edward's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled

Hanover Street, Castleton, St. Edward's Church of England Primary School, Rochdale OL11 3AR · stedwardsce.rochdale.sch.uk · 01706 631755

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
54%
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
316
87% of 364 places
Local authority
Rochdale
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
25%
First language not English
17.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 47 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: 36 (Places 39)36September 2023: 38 (Places 39)38September 2024: 31 (Places 33)31September 2025: 35 (Places 37)35September 2026: 40 (Places 47)40Places 47
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202647400.9100%
September 2025Sept 202537350.9100%
September 2024Sept 202433310.9100%
September 2023Sept 202339381100%
September 2022Sept 202239360.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 54% 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: 41% (England 53%)41%2016/17: 49% (England 61%)49%2017/18: 58% (England 64%)58%2018/19: 63% (England 65%)63%2022/23: 46% (England 60%)46%2023/24: 35% (England 61%)35%2024/25: 54% (England 62%)54%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼54%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●104105
●104105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Edward's Church of England Primary School on 22 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
22 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Nov 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
72%
Replies
54
16% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●88% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼68% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼68% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼81% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼63% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼67% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼71% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼50% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼60% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼46% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 52% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼40% agreeEngland 67%

based on 10 parents (19%) with SEND

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