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EnglandNorth WestRochdaleM24 2EGElm Wood Primary School
Primary

Elm Wood Primary School

Primary

Rochdale · Manchester · M24 2EG www.elmwoodps.co.uk

Pupils
450
cap. 454
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
450
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
450
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityRochdale
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Elm Wood Primary School · Primary · Rochdale

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
43%
+6pp
75%56%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
57%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
66%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
450
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Elm Street, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2EG
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
2024/2543%2%67%21%60%7%57%12%66%66%102.0100.0103.019%450
2023/2437%0%54%6%60%2%48%5%76%52%100.098.0100.020%432
2022/2346%3%66%17%64%5%66%12%76%63%103.0102.0102.0-0.70-0.80-1.0017%431
2018/1967%2%76%12%86%9%90%26%91%91%103.0106.0107.0-2.00-0.90+0.8013%430
2017/1875%9%77%35%84%11%84%37%89%84%105.0106.0107.0+0.10+0.20+2.5014%441
2016/1754%5%63%14%82%7%74%14%88%84%101.0103.0106.0-1.50+0.80+0.007%451

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
2024/2545023.619%9%39%6%20%
2023/2443221.420%9%35%7%23%
2022/2343121.417%9%36%6%17%
2021/2243123.618%6%29%6%16%
2020/2142324.616%6%26%
2018/1943023.513%6%26%5%12%
2017/1844123.914%4%28%6%12%
2016/1745123.97%3%31%5%9%

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