Norden Community 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 04/10/2012. 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 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Shawfield Lane, Rochdale

School Information

Address: Shawfield Lane, Rochdale, OL12 7RQ
Website: http://www.norden.rochdale.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01706641013
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Rochdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachael Bentham
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105774

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 428
Number of Boys: 238
Number of Girls: 190

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.8
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.4
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
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 3,246 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Norden Community Primary School
Shawfield Lane , Norden OL12 7RQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Whittaker Moss Primary School
Highwood , OL11 5XP 		4out of 4 793 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Caldershaw Primary School
Edenfield Road , OL12 7QL 		4out of 4 821 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Vincent's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Edenfield Road , Norden OL12 7QL 		3out of 4 821 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bamford Academy
Belgium Street , Rochdale OL11 5PS 		3out of 4 1,772 yd Academy converter 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 1,713 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Falinge Park High School
Falinge Road , Shawclough OL12 6LD 		3out of 4 2,469 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 3,077 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 1,660 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brownhill School
Heights Lane , OL12 0PZ 		3out of 4 2,935 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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