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EnglandNorth WestRochdaleOL11 5XPWhittaker Moss Primary School
Primary

Whittaker Moss Primary School

Primary

Rochdale · Rochdale · OL11 5XP http://www.whittakermoss.rochdale.sch.uk/

Pupils
437
cap. 436
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
437
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
437
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityRochdale
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Whittaker Moss Primary School · Primary · Rochdale

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
-2pp
76%72%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
14%
+9pp
14%9%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
44%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
47%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
437
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Highwood, Rochdale, OL11 5XP
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
2024/2574%14%86%37%79%16%82%44%86%88%108.0108.0109.07%437
2023/2476%5%89%27%85%9%82%36%87%87%106.0106.0108.07%440
2022/2369%7%76%47%84%13%84%33%82%89%108.0108.0109.0+1.00+0.20+2.306%427
2018/1967%4%72%25%89%5%82%21%86%84%104.0104.0106.0-0.20+0.10-0.504%402
2017/1869%14%83%39%92%22%75%19%97%94%107.0105.0108.0+0.90+0.90-0.105%386
2016/1776%15%91%33%88%27%88%36%97%94%106.0108.0110.0+2.10+2.40+3.404%365

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
2024/2543723.87%7%7%4%6%
2023/2444023.47%8%7%5%8%
2022/2342722.66%8%8%5%10%
2021/2242023.65%9%9%4%6%
2020/2139523.75%8%9%
2018/1940223.74%7%7%3%4%
2017/1838623.25%6%8%3%3%
2016/1736522.74%8%7%3%3%

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