Primary school

Marland Hill Community Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Rochdale
  • OL11 4QW
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,316 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 62%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 86%86%2016/17: top 69%2017/18: top 83%2018/19: top 71%2022/23: top 73%2023/24: top 71%2024/25: top 62%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM60% · North West 63%4/10 Below+9.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West−24.4 pts
Reading score106 · North West 1056/10 Middle+35.6 pts
Maths score104 · North West 1054/10 Below+18.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 35% · 60 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 55% · 58 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 51% · 61 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 59% · 59 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 52% · 61 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 54% · 61 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 60% · 60 pupils · North West 63%60%35%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 60 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 5% · 58 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 5% · 61 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 5% · 59 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 2% · 61 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 3% · 61 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 60 pupils · North West 6%5%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 60 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 102 · 58 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 61 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 59 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 61 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 105 · 61 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 60 pupils · North West 10510698No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 60 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 103 · 58 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 100 · 61 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 59 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 104 · 61 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 61 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 60 pupils · North West 105104100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
50 of 50 who put it first2014 · 79.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5050
2nd232
3rd200

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Outstanding
  2. 2013Outstanding
  3. 2018Good
  4. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026464
Free school meals (past 6 years)35.1%
First language not English53.9%
SEN support12.4%
EHC plan7.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.0%
Persistently absent pupils12.8%

Girls 45.9%Boys 54.1%

110.5% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.5
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 17
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 27.9
  • Other support 6.5

Teachers 22 FTE · Whole workforce 56.4 · 78 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,284
Spend per pupil£8,300
Staff spend per pupil£6,122
Reserve per pupil£207
  • +£93,351revenue reserve
  • −£7,227in-year balance

Grants £8,139 · self-generated £160 · premises £1,348 per pupil