Healey Foundation Primary School
Earnshaw Avenue, Rochdale, OL12 0ST
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Hopkins
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 105850
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706522770
About this school
Healey Foundation Primary School is a foundation primary school in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 209 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 80% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 80% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 90% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 83% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| 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 Healey Foundation 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 | 75% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 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 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Healey Foundation Primary School compares
Healey Foundation Primary School ranked 8th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 | 73% | 3.9% | 24.5% | 209 | — |
| Shawclough Community Primary School | 63% | 6.2% | 27.3% | 428 | 0.2 miles |
| Greenbank Primary School | 66% | 5.9% | 32.2% | 423 | 0.7 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 69% | 6% | 35.9% | 204 | 0.7 miles |
| St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School | 66% | 5.5% | 35.5% | 304 | 0.7 miles |
| Kentmere Primary Academy | 71% | 4.2% | 38.5% | 353 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.52%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.87%
- Persistent absence
- 6.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shawclough Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Greenbank Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Kentmere Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Rochdale
Other schools in Rochdale
Healey Foundation Primary School ranks 4th 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
- Hamer Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Healey Foundation Primary School teach?
- Healey Foundation Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of Healey Foundation Primary School?
- The headteacher of Healey Foundation Primary School is Mr Matthew Hopkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Healey Foundation Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Healey Foundation 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 Healey Foundation Primary School?
- Healey Foundation Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Healey Foundation Primary School full?
- Healey Foundation Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 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 Healey Foundation Primary School a faith school?
- No. Healey Foundation Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Healey Foundation Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Healey Foundation Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Healey Foundation Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Healey Foundation Primary School rank locally?
- Healey Foundation Primary School ranked 8th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 Healey Foundation Primary School's absence rate?
- Healey Foundation 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 Healey Foundation Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Healey Foundation 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.