Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School
Churchill Street, Rochdale, OL12 7DJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Vyse
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 424
- Pupils on roll
- 298
- URN
- 105773
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706648197
About this school
Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School is a community primary school in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 298 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Meanwood Community Nursery and 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 57 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 42% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 61% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 54% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 58% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Meanwood Community Nursery and 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 | 43% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 346 |
| 2024/25 | 335 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School compares
Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School ranked 53rd of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 5.8% | 57.1% | 298 | — |
| Spotland Primary Academy | — | 6.5% | — | 420 | 0.4 miles |
| Caldershaw Primary School | — | — | — | 235 | 0.7 miles |
| St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 343 | 0.7 miles |
| Shawclough Community Primary School | 63% | 6.2% | 27.3% | 428 | 0.9 miles |
| Broadfield Community Primary School | 45% | 5.8% | 47.6% | 406 | 1.0 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)
- 57.05%
- English as an additional language
- 32.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.84%
- Persistent absence
- 14.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Spotland Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Caldershaw Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rochdale
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St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Shawclough Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Broadfield Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rochdale
Other schools in Rochdale
Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School ranks 32nd 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 Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School teach?
- Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School?
- The headteacher of Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School is Mrs Helen Vyse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meanwood Community Nursery and 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 Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School?
- Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School has 298 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School full?
- Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School has capacity for 424 pupils and 298 on roll (70%), so it has space against 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 Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School a faith school?
- No. Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School compare with other schools in Rochdale?
- Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School ranked 53rd of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School's absence rate?
- Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meanwood Community Nursery and 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.