Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School
Todmorden Road, Summit, Littleborough, OL15 9PR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Methodist
- Headteacher
- Mrs Donna Taylor-Smith
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 105810
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706378273
About this school
Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School is a voluntary controlled primary school in Littleborough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 103 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- 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 | 25 | 20 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 25% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 40% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 45% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 55% | 42% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church 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 | 36% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 120 |
| 2023/24 | 105 |
| 2024/25 | 103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School compares
Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School ranked 54th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 4.4% | 38.3% | 103 | — |
| Littleborough Community Primary School | 70% | 4.4% | 27.8% | 313 | 0.8 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 71% | 4.9% | 17.1% | 200 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 200 | 1.1 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 76% | 5.2% | 19.2% | 444 | 2.0 miles |
| Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School | 59% | 4.3% | 10.1% | 402 | 2.0 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)
- 38.3%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 5.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Littleborough Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Littleborough
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Littleborough
-
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Littleborough
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery2.0 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Littleborough
Other schools in Littleborough
Common questions
- What year groups does Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School teach?
- Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Littleborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School is Mrs Donna Taylor-Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church 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 Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School?
- Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School full?
- Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School has capacity for 120 pupils and 103 on roll (86%), 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 Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School is designated Church of England/Methodist, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School rank locally?
- Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School ranked 54th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School's absence rate?
- Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church 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.