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EnglandNorth WestRochdaleOL16 4UULowerplace Primary School
Primary

Lowerplace Primary School

Primary

Rochdale · Rochdale · OL16 4UU www.lowerplace.rochdale.sch.uk

Pupils
560
cap. 570
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
41%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
560
Pupils · 2024/25
50%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
41%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
560
Pupils · 2024/25
50%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityRochdale
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lowerplace Primary School · Primary · Rochdale

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
41%
+2pp
57%47%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
RWM higher standard
1%
+1pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
49%
Reading higher standard
11%
Writing expected standard
53%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
66%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
100.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
560
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
50%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Kingsway, Rochdale, OL16 4UU
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
2024/2541%1%49%11%53%2%60%11%66%60%100.0101.0101.019%560
2023/2439%0%46%0%58%3%56%14%69%58%98.0100.0101.021%553
2022/2357%5%71%22%72%7%71%28%86%74%104.0104.0105.0+0.40+1.20+0.8021%513
2018/1937%0%56%9%43%0%60%7%63%76%99.0101.0104.0-2.50-4.70-2.3012%494
2017/1843%1%66%27%48%2%54%11%66%72%103.099.0105.0-1.20-6.30-4.0011%502
2016/1730%0%53%7%37%0%50%12%53%72%99.0100.0105.0-4.40-10.30-3.5012%496

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
2024/2556020.219%50%39%6%21%
2023/2455321.121%52%40%8%27%
2022/2351319.721%53%40%8%31%
2021/2249222.216%58%42%7%27%
2020/2146920.218%61%37%
2018/1949421.912%66%31%5%14%
2017/1850223.911%68%31%5%14%
2016/1749620.912%68%35%4%12%

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