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Littleborough Community Primary School

Community school · Littleborough · OL15 9HW

Ages 3–11 · 313 pupils · Rochdale

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-19

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)69%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
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 absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.4%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
288

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

32

1st-preference offers

32

Total preferences (any rank)
86
Preferred offers (top 3)
32
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill67%

313 pupils · 465 places

Pupils on roll
313
Boys / girls
156 / 157
School capacity
465
Capacity fill
313 / 465 (67%)
Free school meals
24%
FSM pupils
75
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Louise Woodman

Location

Address
Calderbrook Road
Postcode
OL15 9HW
Town
Littleborough
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Littleborough, Rochdale, 313 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 24%.

Open schools in Littleborough
5
Primary schools in Littleborough
5
Academies among open schools in Littleborough
20% (1)
Open schools in OL15
5
Primary in OL15
5
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 LittleboroughNear OL15

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Louise Woodman
Telephone
01706378556
Website
http://www.littleborough.rochdale.sch.uk/

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