Whittaker Moss Primary School
Community school · Primary
Rochdale · OL11 5XP · Rochdale
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 151320
Norden Primary Academy
Academy converter · Rochdale · OL12 7RQ
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
370
Local authority
Rochdale
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Rochdale, Rochdale, 370 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 14.2%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Primary
Rochdale · OL12 7QL · Rochdale
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
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Caldershaw Primary School
Academy converter · Primary
Rochdale · OL12 7QL · Rochdale
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
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Bamford Academy
Academy converter · Primary
Manchester · OL11 5PS · Rochdale
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
1.0 miles away
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Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School
Community school · Primary
Rochdale · OL12 7DJ · Rochdale
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
1.1 miles away
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Spotland Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Primary
Rochdale · OL12 6QG · Rochdale
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
1.4 miles away
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Shawclough Community Primary School
Community school · Primary
Rochdale · OL12 6DE · Rochdale
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
1.5 miles away
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St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Heywood · OL10 4BB · Rochdale
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
1.7 miles away
Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 151320
Location
- Address
- Shawfield Lane, Norden
- Postcode
- OL12 7RQ
- Town
- Rochdale
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- District
- Rochdale
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 370
- Boys / girls
- 183 / 187
- School capacity
- 420
- Capacity fill
- 370 / 420 (88%)
- Free school meals
- 14.2%
- FSM pupils
- 52
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE HARMONY TRUST LTD
- Academy trust
- THE HARMONY TRUST LTD
- Sponsor
- The Harmony Trust
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- SEN unit
- SEN unit places
- 22 on roll / 22 capacity
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Bentham
- Telephone
- 01706641013