What year groups does Springside teach?

Springside teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a special school in Manchester.

Who is the headteacher of Springside?

The headteacher of Springside is Mrs Melody Fierro, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

When was Springside last inspected?

Ofsted has inspected Springside, 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 Springside?

Springside has 152 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.

Springside has capacity for 120 pupils and 152 on roll (127%), 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 Springside a faith school?

No. Springside has no designated religious character.

What SEN provision does Springside have?

The schools register lists Springside's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.

How have Springside's results changed over recent years?

Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.

What is Springside's absence rate?

Springside's overall absence rate is 13.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.

What are Springside's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Springside'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.

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Springside

Albert Royds Street, Rochdale, Manchester, OL16 2SU

Phase: Special schools
School type: Community special school
Ages: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Headteacher: Mrs Melody Fierro
Nursery provision: Has Nursery Classes
SEN provision: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Constituency: Rochdale
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 120
Pupils on roll: 152
URN: 135200
Local authority: Rochdale
Telephone: 01706764451

About this school

Springside is a community special school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 152 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

England: previous inspection framework

Inspected 11 May 2022 · short inspection

Good

Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one

Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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.

Read the full report on Ofsted's website

Exam results

Key stage 2 (end of primary school)

Measure	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 2	15	19	20
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	0%	0%	0%
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0%	0%	0%
Expected standard in reading	0%	0%	0%
Expected standard in maths	0%	0%	0%
Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	0%	0%	0%
Average scaled score in reading	-	-	-
Average scaled score in maths	-	-	-
Reading progress	-5.10	-	-
Writing progress	-3.60	-	-
Maths progress	-5.30	-	-

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 Springside has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Key stage 2: reading, writing and maths expected standard

Year	This school	Rochdale average	England average
2022/23	0%	55.5%	57.9%
2023/24	0%	56.1%	58.8%
2024/25	0%	57.6%	60.3%

Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.

Overall absence rate

Year	This school	England average
2022/23	15.1%	6.8%
2023/24	14.3%	6.6%
2024/25	13.6%	6.2%

Department for Education pupil absence data.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2022/23	120
2023/24	129
2024/25	150

School census, spring count each academic year.

School context

From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years): 46%
English as an additional language: 57.3%
Overall absence: 13.57%
Persistent absence: 50.74%

Location

Nearby schools

Meadows School
Special schools · Rochdale

0.4 miles
Great Howarth School
Special schools · Rochdale

0.6 miles
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Local authority maintained schools · Rochdale

0.6 miles
Rochdale Islamic Academy
Independent schools

0.7 miles
Rochdale Islamic Academy
Independent schools · Rochdale

0.7 miles

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Common questions

What year groups does Springside teach?: Springside teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a special school in Manchester.
Who is the headteacher of Springside?: The headteacher of Springside is Mrs Melody Fierro, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
When was Springside last inspected?: Ofsted has inspected Springside, 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 Springside?: Springside has 152 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
Is Springside full?: Springside has capacity for 120 pupils and 152 on roll (127%), 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 Springside a faith school?: No. Springside has no designated religious character.
What SEN provision does Springside have?: The schools register lists Springside's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
How have Springside's results changed over recent years?: Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
What is Springside's absence rate?: Springside's overall absence rate is 13.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
What are Springside's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Springside'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 1 July 2026.