Shawclough Community Primary School

School overview

Shawclough Community Primary School is a primary school serving Rochdale, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 444 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Shawclough Community Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 38 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.5%. There are about 19.0 pupils per teacher. Shawclough Community Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.