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Healey Foundation Primary School

Foundation school · Rochdale · OL12 0ST

Ages 4–11 · 209 pupils · Rochdale

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

80%

Overall absence

4.4%

Admissions demand

1.17 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-02-11

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)80%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.3%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
185

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.17 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

35

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
83
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

209 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
209
Boys / girls
98 / 111
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
209 / 210 (100%)
Free school meals
22.5%
FSM pupils
47
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Supported by a trust
Headteacher
Mr Matthew Hopkins

Location

Address
Earnshaw Avenue
Postcode
OL12 0ST
Town
Rochdale
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Rochdale
District
Rochdale
Constituency
Rochdale
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Rochdale, Rochdale, 209 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 22.5%.

Open schools in Rochdale
64
Primary schools in Rochdale
41
Academies among open schools in Rochdale
41% (26)
Open schools in OL12
32
Primary in OL12
18
Open schools in Rochdale LA
106
Primary in Rochdale LA
69

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in RochdaleNear OL12

  • Shawclough Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Rochdale · OL12 6DE · Rochdale

    Ages 2–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM30.4%
    • Demand0.94

    0.2 miles away

  • Greenbank Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Rochdale · OL12 0HZ · Rochdale

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM34.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Kentmere Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Rochdale · OL12 9EE · Rochdale

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM40.2%
    • Demand1.24

    0.9 miles away

  • Hamer Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Rochdale · OL16 2SU · Rochdale

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM58.4%
    • Demand0.93

    1.0 miles away

  • Spotland Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Rochdale · OL12 6QG · Rochdale

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM31.3%

    1.0 miles away

  • Heybrook Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Rochdale · OL12 9BJ · Rochdale

    Ages 2–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM45.3%
    • Demand0.99

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Matthew Hopkins
Telephone
01706522770
Website
http://www.healey.rochdale.sch.uk

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