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EnglandNorth WestRochdaleOL16 4JXNewhey Community Primary School
Primary

Newhey Community Primary School

Primary

Rochdale · Rochdale · OL16 4JX http://www.newhey.rochdale.sch.uk/

Pupils
300
cap. 295
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
300
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
300
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/12/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityRochdale
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Newhey Community Primary School · Primary · Rochdale

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
+19pp
59%48%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
0%
-2pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
300
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Hawthorn Lane, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 4JX
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
2024/2556%0%81%21%65%0%67%21%77%77%105.0102.0104.029%300
2023/2437%2%54%17%48%2%54%4%72%63%101.0100.0101.026%302
2022/2356%4%64%16%67%4%67%9%80%69%103.0102.0103.0-2.10-1.20-1.9023%312
2018/1959%9%71%18%71%12%76%26%76%74%103.0104.0105.0-0.90-1.60-0.1016%327
2017/1845%3%55%13%58%3%65%10%74%65%102.0102.0103.0-3.70-5.40-2.7014%317
2016/1747%3%73%17%73%13%63%3%93%77%104.0102.0103.0-1.70-1.70-4.0013%301

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
2024/2530021.129%4%32%6%18%
2023/2430221.426%3%30%7%24%
2022/2331219.223%1%31%6%18%
2021/2229618.420%1%25%6%20%
2020/2130919.819%0%19%
2018/1932719.216%1%19%4%8%
2017/1831721.514%1%20%4%11%
2016/1730118.913%0%18%4%4%

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