Elm Wood Primary School
Elm Street, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Holt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blackley and Middleton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 454
- Pupils on roll
- 453
- URN
- 105791
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612870607
About this school
Elm Wood Primary School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 453 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Elm Wood 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 63 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 37% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 54% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 48% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 52% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Elm Wood 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 | 46% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 431 |
| 2023/24 | 432 |
| 2024/25 | 450 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elm Wood Primary School compares
Elm Wood Primary School ranked 51st of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 6.4% | 39.4% | 453 | — |
| St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 5.9% | 34.8% | 230 | 0.3 miles |
| Mills Hill Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 17.3% | 604 | 0.5 miles |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale | 59% | 4% | 15.6% | 213 | 0.7 miles |
| St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| Boarshaw Community Primary School | 56% | 6.4% | 43.9% | 446 | 0.8 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)
- 39.42%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.36%
- Persistent absence
- 20.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Mills Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Boarshaw Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Elm Wood Primary School ranks 227th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Elm Wood Primary School teach?
- Elm Wood Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Elm Wood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Elm Wood Primary School is Mrs Gemma Holt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elm Wood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elm Wood 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 Elm Wood Primary School?
- Elm Wood Primary School has 453 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Elm Wood Primary School full?
- Elm Wood Primary School has capacity for 454 pupils and 453 on roll (100%), 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 Elm Wood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Elm Wood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elm Wood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Elm Wood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Elm Wood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elm Wood Primary School compare with other schools in Rochdale?
- Elm Wood Primary School ranked 51st of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Elm Wood Primary School's absence rate?
- Elm Wood Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elm Wood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elm Wood 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.