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Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School

Community school · Rochdale · OL12 7DJ

Ages 3–11 · 298 pupils · Rochdale

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

42%

Overall absence

7.0%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-27

Overall effectiveness
Good
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)42%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.0%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.1%
Enrolments in measure
324

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

31

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
63
Preferred offers (top 3)
31
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 fill70%

298 pupils · 424 places

Pupils on roll
298
Boys / girls
157 / 141
School capacity
424
Capacity fill
298 / 424 (70%)
Free school meals
55.1%
FSM pupils
157
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 Helen Vyse

Location

Address
Churchill Street
Postcode
OL12 7DJ
Town
Rochdale
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 3–11, in Rochdale, Rochdale, 298 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 55.1%.

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

  • Spotland Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Rochdale · OL12 6QG · Rochdale

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM31.3%

    0.4 miles away

  • Caldershaw Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rochdale · OL12 7QL · Rochdale

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM9.8%

    0.7 miles away

  • 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

    0.9 miles away

  • Greenbank Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Rochdale · OL12 0HZ · Rochdale

    Ages 3–11

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

    1.0 miles away

  • Norden Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rochdale · OL12 7RQ · Rochdale

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM14.2%

    1.1 miles away

  • Healey Foundation Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Foundation school · Primary

    Rochdale · OL12 0ST · Rochdale

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM22.5%
    • Demand1.17

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Vyse
Telephone
01706648197
Website
http://www.meanwood.rochdale.sch.uk/

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