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Spotland Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Edmund Street, Rochdale OL12 6QG · 01706 648198
On the mapSearch near OL12 6QG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2018/19
- 49%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 420
- 89% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.3%
- First language not English
- 56%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 42 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 | 42 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2018/19, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| n/a | 62% | ||
| n/a | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| n/a | 106 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105776)
Ofsted
Spotland Primary Academy was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105776)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105776), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105776)
Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105776)
Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105776)