Newhey Community Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Rochdale, Rochdale
OL16 4JX
Composite score
36.4

Newhey Community Primary School at a glance

Located in Rochdale, Rochdale, Newhey Community Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 300 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 56% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 19.0 percentage points year on 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 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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 further down the page.

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#11,996
National rank
#1787
In North West
#47
In Rochdale
Top 81%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
56%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 300 % FSM ever-6 31.8% % EAL 4.3% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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