Shawclough Community Primary School
Thrum Hall Lane, Rochdale, OL12 6DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Joseph Doyle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 428
- URN
- 105766
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706647991
About this school
Shawclough Community Primary School is a community primary school in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 428 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shawclough Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 57 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 63% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 77% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 74% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 75% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Shawclough Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Rochdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 443 |
| 2023/24 | 438 |
| 2024/25 | 444 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shawclough Community Primary School compares
Shawclough Community Primary School ranked 26th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6.2% | 27.3% | 428 | — |
| Healey Foundation Primary School | 73% | 3.9% | 24.5% | 209 | 0.2 miles |
| Greenbank Primary School | 66% | 5.9% | 32.2% | 423 | 0.7 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 69% | 6% | 35.9% | 204 | 0.8 miles |
| St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School | 66% | 5.5% | 35.5% | 304 | 0.8 miles |
| Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School | 39% | 5.8% | 57.1% | 298 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.32%
- English as an additional language
- 19.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 18.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Healey Foundation Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Greenbank Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rochdale
Other schools in Rochdale
Shawclough Community Primary School ranks 16th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Rochdale.
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ashfield Valley Primary School Primary
- Belfield Community School Primary
- Brimrod Community Primary School Primary
- Broadfield Community Primary School Primary
- Caldershaw Primary School Primary
- Castleton Primary School Primary
- Crossgates Primary School Primary
- Deeplish Primary Academy Primary
- Greenbank Primary School Primary
- Hamer Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Shawclough Community Primary School teach?
- Shawclough Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Shawclough Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shawclough Community Primary School is Mr Joseph Doyle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shawclough Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shawclough Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Shawclough Community Primary School?
- Shawclough Community Primary School has 428 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Shawclough Community Primary School full?
- Shawclough Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 428 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shawclough Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shawclough Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shawclough Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shawclough Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Shawclough Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Shawclough Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Shawclough Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shawclough Community Primary School compare with other schools in Rochdale?
- Shawclough Community Primary School ranked 26th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shawclough Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Shawclough Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shawclough Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shawclough Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.