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Bamford Academy

Primary

Rochdale · Manchester · OL11 5PS www.bamfordacademy.co.uk

Pupils
360
cap. 390
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
360
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
360
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityRochdale
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Bamford Academy · Primary · Rochdale

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
50%
-15pp
78%64%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
360
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Belgium Street, Rochdale, Manchester, OL11 5PS
Local authority
Rochdale
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2550%0%77%32%61%0%68%20%86%84%105.0103.0106.012%360
2023/2465%7%84%44%77%9%72%12%84%79%106.0102.0107.011%365
2022/2368%0%88%24%78%7%85%22%90%85%106.0105.0108.0+0.60-0.50+0.0010%343
2018/1965%5%74%28%81%9%84%26%93%81%105.0105.0107.0+0.60-0.10+0.308%312
2017/1878%5%85%32%88%12%93%29%90%95%107.0107.0109.0+1.30+0.20+2.409%309
2016/1756%9%64%27%80%11%62%18%76%80%104.0103.0107.0-0.50-0.80-1.1010%304

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2536024.812%6%17%7%19%
2023/2436530.411%7%16%6%18%
2022/2334328.610%10%14%7%23%
2021/2233027.510%14%15%6%20%
2020/2134238.08%16%14%
2018/1931232.08%14%10%4%6%
2017/1830929.29%16%13%3%6%
2016/1730422.710%23%10%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.