Belfield Community School is a primary school located in Rochdale. 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 15/06/2011. 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 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Samson Street, Rochdale

School Information

Address: Samson Street, Rochdale, OL16 2XW
Website: http://www.belfield.rochdale.sch.uk
Telephone: 01706341363
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Rochdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Margaret Farrell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105780

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/06/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 386
Number of Pupils: 379
Number of Boys: 189
Number of Girls: 190

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.5
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.1
Maths
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.1 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Howard Street Nursery School
Howard Street , OL12 0PP
3out of 4 1,776 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heybrook Primary School
Park Road , OL12 9BJ
3out of 4 892 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hamer Community Primary School
Albert Royds Street , OL16 2SU
3out of 4 1,139 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Millgate , Halifax Road OL16 2NU
1out of 4 1,170 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale
Kingsway , OL16 4AW
3out of 4 1,171 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
Foxholes Road , OL12 0ET
4out of 4 1,410 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsway Park High School
Turf Hill Road , OL16 4XA
3out of 4 2,037 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Falinge Park High School
Falinge Road , Shawclough OL12 6LD
3out of 4 2,546 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wardle Academy
Birch Road , Wardle OL12 9RD
3out of 4 2,652 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hollingworth Academy
Cornfield Street , Milnrow OL16 3DR
4out of 4 2,712 yd Academy converter 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 2,196 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Saxon Hall Site , Samson Street OL16 2XW
3out of 4 147 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Springside
Albert Royds Street , Rochdale OL16 2SU
3out of 4 1,139 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Rochdale Islamic Academy
Greenbank Rd , Rochdale OL12 0HZ
- not rated 1,604 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Rochdale Islamic Academy
36 Taylor Street , OL12 0HX
- not rated 1,654 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Meadows School
Egerton House , Wardle Road OL12 9EN
- not rated 1,696 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.