Primary school

Heap Bridge Village Primary School

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  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Rochdale
  • BL9 7JP
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,546 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 71%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 14%14%2016/17: top 5%5% · 2016/172017/18: top 13%2018/19: top 21%2022/23: top 19%2023/24: top 7%2024/25: top 71%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM56% · North West 63%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM8% · North West 6%Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 74% · 23 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 88% · 25 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 83% · 24 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 79% · 24 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 75% · 24 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 84% · 25 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 56% · 25 pupils · North West 63%88%56%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 23 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 16% · 25 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 13% · 24 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 8% · 24 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 4% · 24 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 12% · 25 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 8% · 25 pupils · North West 6%16%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 23 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 109 · 25 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 24 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 24 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 108 · 24 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 108 · 25 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 25 pupils · North West 105109105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 23 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 25 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 24 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 24 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 24 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 107 · 25 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 25 pupils · North West 105107104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in76.9%
20 of 26 who put it first2014 · 75.0%2026 · 76.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2620
2nd142
3rd172

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2023Remains Goodas predecessor

4 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026170
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.4%
First language not English6.0%
SEN support12.5%
EHC plan5.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils9.3%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

97.1% full · 175 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.2
Pupils per adult7.9
  • Classroom teachers 7.9
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.8
  • Other support 1.8

Teachers 9.9 FTE · Whole workforce 22.5 · 29 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 10 months.

  • +£114,000revenue reserve
  • −£54,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: HOLLINGWORTH LEARNING TRUST (3 academies) · trust reserve £1,346,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it