Tonacliffe 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 17/01/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing 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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Tonacliffe Road, Rochdale

School Information

Address: Tonacliffe Road, Rochdale, OL12 8SS
Website: www.tonacliffe.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01706344609
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanne Heap
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119271

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 341
Number of Boys: 167
Number of Girls: 174

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.6
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.1
Maths
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tonacliffe Primary School
Tonacliffe Road , Whitworth OL12 8SS 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Hallfold , Hall Street OL12 8TL 		3out of 4 903 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Shawclough Community Primary School
Thrum Hall Lane , OL12 6DE 		3out of 4 1,987 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth
Lime Grove, Off John Street , Whitworth OL12 8DB 		4out of 4 1,997 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Healey Foundation Primary School
Earnshaw Avenue , OL12 0ST 		3out of 4 2,068 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitworth Community High School
Hall Fold , Whitworth OL12 8TS 		3out of 4 1,105 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Falinge Park High School
Falinge Road , Shawclough OL12 6LD 		3out of 4 2,979 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Great Howarth School
Great Howarth Road , OL12 9HJ 		- not rated 3,087 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rochdale Islamic Academy
36 Taylor Street , OL12 0HX 		- not rated 3,164 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Brownhill School
Heights Lane , OL12 0PZ 		3out of 4 3,199 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rochdale Islamic Academy
Greenbank Rd , Rochdale OL12 0HZ 		- not rated 3,224 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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