Lowerplace 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 09/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Kingsway, Rochdale

School Information

Address: Kingsway, Rochdale, OL16 4UU
Website: www.lowerplace.net/
Telephone: 01706648174
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Rochdale
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Karen Martin
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105777

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 540
Number of Pupils: 469
Number of Boys: 244
Number of Girls: 225

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -3.9 to -1.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.7 Confidence interval -5.9 to -3.4
Maths
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.5 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:37%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
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 2,395 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lowerplace Primary School
Kingsway , OL16 4UU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Muriel Street , OL16 5JQ 		3out of 4 415 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone
Oldham Road , OL11 2HB 		3out of 4 552 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Deeplish Primary Academy
Derby Street , OL11 1LT 		2out of 4 651 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale
Kingsway , OL16 4AW 		3out of 4 1,014 yd Voluntary aided school Yes 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 4 380 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's RC High School
Shaw Road , Thornham OL16 4RX 		2out of 4 1,758 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hollingworth Academy
Cornfield Street , Milnrow OL16 3DR 		4out of 4 3,012 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Falinge Park High School
Falinge Road , Shawclough OL12 6LD 		3out of 4 3,090 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 2,137 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 1,650 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Saxon Hall Site , Samson Street OL16 2XW 		3out of 4 2,165 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brownhill School
Heights Lane , OL12 0PZ 		3out of 4 2,762 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rochdale Islamic Academy
Greenbank Rd , Rochdale OL12 0HZ 		- not rated 2,772 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Rochdale Islamic Academy
36 Taylor Street , OL12 0HX 		- not rated 2,829 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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