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Hopwood Community Primary School

Community school · Heywood · OL10 2HN

Ages 4–11 · 421 pupils · Rochdale

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

75%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-01-30

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)75%
Higher standard (RWM)22%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.7%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
2.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
362

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

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

51

Places offered

56

1st-preference offers

51

Total preferences (any rank)
133
Preferred offers (top 3)
56
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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%

421 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
421
Boys / girls
216 / 205
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
421 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
18.1%
FSM pupils
76
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community 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
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Sarah Harland

Location

Address
Magdala Street
Postcode
OL10 2HN
Town
Heywood
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Rochdale
District
Rochdale
Constituency
Heywood and Middleton North
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Heywood, Rochdale, 421 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.1%.

Open schools in Heywood
13
Primary schools in Heywood
9
Academies among open schools in Heywood
31% (4)
Open schools in OL10
14
Primary in OL10
9
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 HeywoodNear OL10

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sarah Harland
Telephone
01706360494
Website
www.hopwoodcommunityprimary.co.uk

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