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EnglandNorth WestRochdaleOL10 4BBSt Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford
Primary

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford

Primary

Rochdale · Heywood · OL10 4BB http://www.stmichaelscebam.rochdale.sch.uk/

Pupils
231
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
231
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
231
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityRochdale
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford · Primary · Rochdale

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
76%
+3pp
83%76%69%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
10%
0pp
30%20%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
24%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
231
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Bury and Rochdale Old Road, Heywood, OL10 4BB
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
2024/2576%10%83%38%83%24%83%41%90%83%106.0107.0107.014%231
2023/2473%10%97%40%87%20%87%30%87%93%108.0106.0109.011%232
2022/2369%12%85%38%88%23%81%27%92%81%107.0105.0109.0+1.90+2.40+0.2014%235
2018/1983%23%93%53%83%27%90%43%87%97%109.0108.0111.0+5.50+1.80+3.203%240
2017/1883%30%90%53%90%37%93%57%93%97%109.0109.0112.0+3.20+2.40+3.803%239
2016/1782%21%93%46%89%25%100%64%86%96%109.0111.0113.0+4.40+2.10+6.701%240

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
2024/2523120.514%7%6%4%5%
2023/2423222.511%7%6%4%7%
2022/2323521.514%6%6%5%9%
2021/2222417.38%5%5%6%15%
2020/2123623.29%4%6%
2018/1924020.43%5%5%4%5%
2017/1823921.63%4%6%4%7%
2016/1724021.71%3%6%4%4%

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