Bamford Academy is a primary school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/10/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Belgium Street, Manchester

School Information

Address: Belgium Street, Manchester, OL11 5PS
Website: www.bamfordacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01706631496
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Rochdale
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Lisa Matthews
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137471

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 345
Number of Pupils: 342
Number of Boys: 186
Number of Girls: 156

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.5
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.6
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bamford Academy
Belgium Street , Rochdale OL11 5PS 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford
Bury and Rochdale Old Road , OL10 4BB 		4out of 4 1,392 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Whittaker Moss Primary School
Highwood , OL11 5XP 		4out of 4 1,407 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Caldershaw Primary School
Edenfield Road , OL12 7QL 		4out of 4 1,417 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Vincent's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Edenfield Road , Norden OL12 7QL 		3out of 4 1,417 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oulder Hill Community School and Language College
Hudsons Walk , OL11 5EF 		2out of 4 1,401 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Matthew Moss High School
Matthew Moss Lane , Marland OL11 3LU 		- not rated 1,857 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Falinge Park High School
Falinge Road , Shawclough OL12 6LD 		3out of 4 2,973 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rochdale Sixth Form College
College Road , OL12 6HY 		- not rated 2,990 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Redwood
Hudsons Walk , OL11 5EW 		3out of 4 1,314 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beech House School
184 Manchester Road , OL11 4JQ 		- not rated 2,957 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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