Castleton Primary 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 01/11/2012. 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 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hillcrest Road, Rochdale

School Information

Address: Hillcrest Road, Rochdale, OL11 2QD
Website: http://www.castleton-rochdale.frogos.net
Telephone: 01706631858
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Rochdale
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Lindsay Torrance
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105765

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 394
Number of Pupils: 281
Number of Boys: 142
Number of Girls: 139

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.4 to 4.3
Writing
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -4 to 0.3
Maths
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castleton Primary School
Hillcrest Road , Castleton OL11 2QD 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Vicarage Road South , Castleton OL11 2TN 		3out of 4 433 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Edward's Church of England Primary School
Hanover Street , Castleton OL11 3AR 		3out of 4 668 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Sandbrook Community Primary School
Hartley Lane , OL11 2LR 		2out of 4 1,311 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Great Gates Road , OL11 2DA 		3out of 4 1,497 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Matthew Moss High School
Matthew Moss Lane , Marland OL11 3LU 		- not rated 1,702 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's RC High School
Shaw Road , Thornham OL16 4RX 		2out of 4 2,462 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Kingsway Park High School
Turf Hill Road , OL16 4XA 		3out of 4 2,911 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Edgar Wood Academy
Rochdale Road , Middleton M24 6XH 		- not rated 2,942 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hopwood Hall College
Middleton Campus , Rochdale Road M24 6XH 		- not rated 2,942 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rochdale Sixth Form College
College Road , OL12 6HY 		- not rated 3,167 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beech House School
184 Manchester Road , OL11 4JQ 		- not rated 2,236 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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