St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Heywood · OL10 3RD · Rochdale
Ages 4–11
0.3 miles away
OpenOfsted: Requires improvementURN 105861
Oak Haven School
Community special school · Heywood · OL10 3PY
Ages 7–16 · 98 pupils · Rochdale
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Attainment 8
4.6
Overall absence
36.8%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Requires improvement
Inspection date
2023-09-19
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-2.11
−20+2
Attainment 84.6
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.5
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 91.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 87.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence36.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)77.7%
Unauthorised15.6%
- Authorised absence
- 21.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 35.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 94
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill98%
98 pupils · 100 places
- Pupils on roll
- 98
- Boys / girls
- 71 / 27
- School capacity
- 100
- Capacity fill
- 98 / 100 (98%)
- Free school meals
- 62.2%
- FSM pupils
- 61
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 7–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Ms Narda Sestanovic
Location
- Address
- Sutherland Road
- Postcode
- OL10 3PY
- Town
- Heywood
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- District
- Rochdale
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 7–16, in Heywood, Rochdale, 98 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 62.2%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Academy sponsor led · Primary
Heywood · OL10 3PD · Rochdale
Ages 3–11
- KS241%
- Absence5.6%
0.3 miles away
Woodland Community Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedCommunity school · Primary
Heywood · OL10 3BX · Rochdale
Ages 4–11
- KS249%
- Absence6.5%
0.6 miles away
Heap Bridge Village Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Bury · BL9 7JP · Rochdale
Ages 5–11
0.7 miles away
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Heywood · OL10 2AA · Rochdale
Ages 4–11
0.8 miles away
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Heywood · OL10 2AA · Rochdale
Ages 11–16
- Att846.8
- P8-0.3
- Absence8.3%
0.8 miles away
Newhouse Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Heywood · OL10 2NT · Rochdale
Ages 11–16
- Att840.1
- P8-0.4
- Absence9.8%
1.2 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Narda Sestanovic
- Telephone
- 01706804178