Hamer Community Primary School
Albert Royds Street, Rochdale, OL16 2SU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Terry
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 345
- Pupils on roll
- 323
- URN
- 105800
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706655756
About this school
Hamer Community Primary School is a community primary school in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 323 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hamer 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 6 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 44 | 45 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 69% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 76% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 78% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 76% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
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 Hamer 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 | 64% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 321 |
| 2023/24 | 317 |
| 2024/25 | 314 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hamer Community Primary School compares
Hamer Community Primary School ranked 38th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 3.9% | 54.8% | 323 | — |
| Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 55% | 7.6% | 54.2% | 117 | 0.1 miles |
| Kentmere Primary Academy | 71% | 4.2% | 38.5% | 353 | 0.2 miles |
| Heybrook Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 47.7% | 688 | 0.5 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 69% | 6% | 35.9% | 204 | 0.5 miles |
| St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School | 66% | 5.5% | 35.5% | 304 | 0.5 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)
- 54.84%
- English as an additional language
- 71.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.93%
- Persistent absence
- 9.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Kentmere Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Heybrook Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rochdale
Other schools in Rochdale
Hamer Community Primary School ranks 24th 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
- Healey Foundation Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hamer Community Primary School teach?
- Hamer Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Hamer Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hamer Community Primary School is Mrs Victoria Terry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hamer Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hamer 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 Hamer Community Primary School?
- Hamer Community Primary School has 323 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hamer Community Primary School full?
- Hamer Community Primary School has capacity for 345 pupils and 323 on roll (94%), 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 Hamer Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hamer Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hamer Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hamer Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hamer Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hamer Community Primary School compare with other schools in Rochdale?
- Hamer Community Primary School ranked 38th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hamer Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Hamer Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hamer Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hamer 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.