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Woodland Community Primary School

Community school · Heywood · OL10 3BX

Ages 4–11 · 564 pupils · Rochdale

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-03-16

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)45%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
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 absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.3%
Unauthorised3.2%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.2%
Enrolments in measure
497

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

52

Places offered

55

1st-preference offers

52

Total preferences (any rank)
103
Preferred offers (top 3)
55
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill90%

564 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
564
Boys / girls
299 / 265
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
564 / 630 (90%)
Free school meals
45.9%
FSM pupils
259
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

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs J Cunningham

Location

Address
Regent Street
Postcode
OL10 3BX
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, 564 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 45.9%.

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.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs J Cunningham
Telephone
01706620305
Website
www.woodland.rochdale.sch.uk/

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