Whittaker Moss 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 16/10/2008. 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 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Highwood, Rochdale

School Information

Address: Highwood, Rochdale, OL11 5XP
Website: http://www.whittakermoss.rochdale.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01706342342
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Rochdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Melanie Backhouse
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105781

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/10/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 401
Number of Pupils: 395
Number of Boys: 198
Number of Girls: 197

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.4
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.6
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whittaker Moss Primary School
Highwood , OL11 5XP 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Norden Community Primary School
Shawfield Lane , Norden OL12 7RQ 		3out of 4 793 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Caldershaw Primary School
Edenfield Road , OL12 7QL 		4out of 4 1,255 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Vincent's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Edenfield Road , Norden OL12 7QL 		3out of 4 1,255 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bamford Academy
Belgium Street , Rochdale OL11 5PS 		3out of 4 1,407 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 1,983 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Falinge Park High School
Falinge Road , Shawclough OL12 6LD 		3out of 4 3,102 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Matthew Moss High School
Matthew Moss Lane , Marland OL11 3LU 		- not rated 3,217 yd Academy 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 1,905 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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