All Souls Church of England Primary School
Rye Street, Heywood, OL10 4DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs L Pearson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 204
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 105811
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706360027
About this school
All Souls 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 234 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
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
- 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 | 31 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 86% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 18% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 89% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 93% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 All Souls 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 | 90% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 233 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Souls Church of England Primary School compares
All Souls Church of England Primary School ranked 1st of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 3.8% | 20% | 234 | — |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.7% | 32.6% | 446 | 0.4 miles |
| Harwood Park Primary School | 49% | 6% | 51.5% | 291 | 0.7 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford | 76% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 228 | 0.7 miles |
| Hopwood Community Primary School | 68% | 3.8% | 22.2% | 421 | 1.0 miles |
| St Edward's Church of England Primary School | 54% | 5.9% | 28.1% | 316 | 1.0 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)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 6.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Luke's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
Harwood Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford0.7 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
Hopwood Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
St Edward's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rochdale
Other schools in Heywood
All Souls Church of England Primary School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Heywood.
- 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 Luke's Church of England Primary School 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 All Souls Church of England Primary School teach?
- All Souls Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Heywood.
- Who is the headteacher of All Souls Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of All Souls Church of England Primary School is Mrs L Pearson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was All Souls Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Souls 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 All Souls Church of England Primary School?
- All Souls Church of England Primary School has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is All Souls Church of England Primary School full?
- All Souls Church of England Primary School has capacity for 204 pupils and 234 on roll (115%), 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 All Souls Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. All Souls Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does All Souls Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records All Souls Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have All Souls 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 90% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does All Souls Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- All Souls Church of England Primary School ranked 1st of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is All Souls Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- All Souls Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Souls Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Souls 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.