Primary school

Shawclough Community Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Rochdale
  • OL12 6DE
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,273 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 55%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 49%49%2016/17: top 25%2017/18: top 30%2018/19: top 9%9% · 2018/192022/23: top 71%2023/24: top 50%2024/25: top 55%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM63% · North West 63%5/10 Middle−45.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West−53.7 pts
Reading score105 · North West 1054/10 Below−29.3 pts
Maths score105 · North West 1055/10 Middle−36.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 56% · 54 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 74% · 57 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 75% · 59 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 86% · 51 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 53% · 59 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 63% · 57 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 63% · 64 pupils · North West 63%86%53%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 54 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 5% · 57 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 59 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 51 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 59 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 5% · 57 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 64 pupils · North West 6%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 54 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 57 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 59 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 51 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 59 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 105 · 57 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 64 pupils · North West 105106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 54 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 57 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 59 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 51 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 107 · 59 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 106 · 57 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 64 pupils · North West 105108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
38 of 38 who put it first2014 · 94.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3838
2nd141
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2010Outstanding
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026428
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.3%
First language not English19.6%
SEN support11.7%
EHC plan8.8%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils18.1%

Girls 48.2%Boys 51.8%

101.9% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.3
Pupils per adult8.8
  • Classroom teachers 16.5
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 26.1
  • Other support 13.2

Teachers 21.5 FTE · Whole workforce 60.7 · 94 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,160
Spend per pupil£7,670
Staff spend per pupil£6,313
Reserve per pupil£377
  • +£157,072revenue reserve
  • +£204,127in-year balance

Grants £7,917 · self-generated £243 · premises £292 per pupil