St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Queen's Park Road, Heywood, OL10 4XB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kimberley Farrall
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 446
- URN
- 105805
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706369443
About this school
St Luke's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Heywood. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 446 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 54 | 58 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 67% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 86% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 90% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 86% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 St Luke's Church of England 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 | 69% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 381 |
| 2023/24 | 387 |
| 2024/25 | 386 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Luke's Church of England Primary School compares
St Luke's Church of England Primary School ranked 18th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.7% | 32.6% | 446 | — |
| All Souls Church of England Primary School | 87% | 3.8% | 20% | 234 | 0.4 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford | 76% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 228 | 0.5 miles |
| Harwood Park Primary School | 49% | 6% | 51.5% | 291 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy | 66% | 5% | 22.6% | 373 | 0.9 miles |
| Woodland Community Primary School | 54% | 6% | 49.6% | 564 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.64%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 10.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Souls Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford0.5 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
Harwood Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
Woodland Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Heywood
Other schools in Heywood
St Luke's Church of England Primary School ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Heywood.
- All Souls Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harwood Park Primary School Primary
- Hopwood Community Primary School Primary
- Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford Primary
- Woodland Community Primary School Primary
- Edgar Wood Academy Secondary
- Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College Secondary
- Newhouse Academy Secondary
- Oak Haven School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Luke's Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Heywood.
- Who is the headteacher of St Luke's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Luke's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Kimberley Farrall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Luke's Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Luke's Church of England 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 big is St Luke's Church of England Primary School?
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School has 446 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Luke's Church of England Primary School full?
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 446 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 St Luke's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Luke's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does St Luke's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Luke's Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Luke's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Luke's Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School ranked 18th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Luke's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Luke's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Luke's Church of England 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.