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Woodland Community Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Regent Street, Heywood OL10 3BX · woodland.rochdale.sch.uk · 01706 620305

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
54%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Rochdale 58%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
564
90% of 630 places
Local authority
Rochdale
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
45.9%
First language not English
17.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 60 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: 46 (Places 50)46September 2023: 55 (Places 65)55September 2024: 52 (Places 55)52September 2025: 63 (Places 68)63September 2026: 39 (Places 60)39Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202660390.7100%
September 2025Sept 202568630.9100%
September 2024Sept 202455520.9100%
September 2023Sept 202365550.8100%
September 2022Sept 202250460.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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: 35% (England 53%)35%2016/17: 64% (England 61%)64%2017/18: 50% (England 64%)50%2018/19: 56% (England 65%)56%2022/23: 49% (England 60%)49%2023/24: 45% (England 61%)45%2024/25: 54% (England 62%)54%England 62%

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 12 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Woodland Community Primary School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
11 Feb 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Apr 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
71%
Replies
34
6% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼85% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼73% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼79% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼70% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼64% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼59% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼36% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 50% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼64% agreeEngland 67%

based on 17 parents (50%) with SEND

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