Spotland Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Rochdale
Edmund Street, Rochdale, OL12 6QG
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 02/07/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
18.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
420
Capacity used
Has space89%
472 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
30 of 30 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
61
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 30 | 30 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 61 | 30 | 49% |
Rochdale lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emma Dunn
- Address
- Edmund Street, Rochdale, OL12 6QG
- Phone
- 01706648198
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward / constituency
- Spotland & Falinge · Heywood and Middleton North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151640
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE HARMONY TRUST LTD
420 pupils · 472 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
02 July 2024
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Inadequate Personal development Good Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 354 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
18.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Rochdale council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.