Ashfield Valley Primary School
New Barn Lane, Rochdale, OL11 1TA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heather Edge
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 105783
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706522758
About this school
Ashfield Valley Primary School is a community primary school in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 239 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashfield Valley 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
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 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 75% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 40% | 86% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 86% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 79% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.30 | - | - |
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 Ashfield Valley 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 | 37% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashfield Valley Primary School compares
Ashfield Valley Primary School ranked 2nd of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% 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 | 83% | 6.2% | 28.6% | 239 | — |
| Sandbrook Community Primary School | 51% | 6.7% | 59.4% | 583 | 0.4 miles |
| Brimrod Community Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 39% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 213 | 0.6 miles |
| Deeplish Primary Academy | 71% | 5.2% | 38.2% | 452 | 0.6 miles |
| Marland Hill Community Primary School | 60% | 5% | 35.1% | 464 | 0.6 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)
- 28.64%
- English as an additional language
- 93.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.21%
- Persistent absence
- 17.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sandbrook Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Brimrod Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Deeplish Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Marland Hill Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rochdale
Other schools in Rochdale
Ashfield Valley Primary School ranks 1st 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
- 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
- Healey Foundation Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ashfield Valley Primary School teach?
- Ashfield Valley Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashfield Valley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashfield Valley Primary School is Mrs Heather Edge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashfield Valley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashfield Valley 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 Ashfield Valley Primary School?
- Ashfield Valley Primary School has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Ashfield Valley Primary School full?
- Ashfield Valley Primary School has capacity for 230 pupils and 239 on roll (104%), 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 Ashfield Valley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashfield Valley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashfield Valley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ashfield Valley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ashfield Valley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashfield Valley Primary School compare with other schools in Rochdale?
- Ashfield Valley Primary School ranked 2nd of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% 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 Ashfield Valley Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashfield Valley Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashfield Valley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashfield Valley 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.