Primary school

Boarshaw Community Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Rochdale
  • M24 2PB
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,677 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 71%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 37%37%2016/17: top 16%16% · 2016/172017/18: top 64%2018/19: top 43%2022/23: top 42%2023/24: top 82%2024/25: top 71%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM56% · North West 63%3/10 Below−29.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · North West 6%3/10 Below
Reading score102 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−33.5 pts
Maths score104 · North West 1054/10 Below−6.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 61% · 28 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 79% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 62% · 29 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 70% · 40 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 65% · 57 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 48% · 63 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 56% · 61 pupils · North West 63%79%48%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 5% · 40 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 5% · 57 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 63 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 3% · 61 pupils · North West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 28 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 40 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 57 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 63 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 102 · 61 pupils · North West 105104102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 28 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 40 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 57 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 63 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 61 pupils · North West 105105103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
39 of 39 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3939
2nd363
3rd242

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2014Requires improvement
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2022Remains 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 2026446
Free school meals (past 6 years)43.9%
First language not English26.7%
SEN support17.9%
EHC plan8.1%
Absence (sessions missed)6.4%
Persistently absent pupils20.6%

Girls 48.7%Boys 51.3%

100% full · 446 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.5
Pupils per adult7.0
  • Classroom teachers 17
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 43.4
  • Other support 8.8

Teachers 19 FTE · Whole workforce 71.2 · 81 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,534
Spend per pupil£8,458
Staff spend per pupil£6,718
Reserve per pupil£429
  • +£191,376revenue reserve
  • +£33,838in-year balance

Grants £8,422 · self-generated £400 · premises £317 per pupil