Lowerplace Primary School

Rochdale · OL16 4UU

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 533 pupils, 33.8% FSM

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Lowerplace Primary School

General Information

Address: Kingsway, Rochdale, OL16 4UU – View on map
Phone: 01706648174
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Karen Martin
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 51 families put it first for 56 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

533 pupils out of 570 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 180
% eligible for free school meals: 33.8%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Rochdale average)
English as an additional language: 48% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 17.8% a year (Rochdale 13.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 49% moved to another school, 51% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Rochdale: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Rochdale, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 20.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 20 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 13 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 11 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 6 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 41% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 1% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 19 percentage points below the Rochdale average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 45% against an expected 57%)
3-year average (expected standard): 45%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 49% · Writing 53% · Maths 60% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 60%
Average test scores: reading 100, maths 101
Based on: 87 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolRochdale averageEngland↘ Falling Down 16 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 19 percentage points below the Rochdale average (60%).

Year 6 SATs: 52nd of 55 junior and primary schools in the area

#50Broadfield Community Primary School45%
#51Elm Wood Primary School43%
#52Lowerplace Primary School41%
#53Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School39%
#54Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School37%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1All Souls Church of England Primary School87%
#2Ashfield Valley Primary School83%
=3St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery76%
=3St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford76%
#5Whittaker Moss Primary School74%
=6Alkrington Primary School73%
=6Bowlee Park Community Primary School73%
=6Healey Foundation Primary School73%
=6Heybrook Primary School73%
=10Deeplish Primary Academy71%
=10Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School71%
=10Kentmere Primary Academy71%
#13Littleborough Community Primary School70%
#14All Saints Church of England Primary School69%
=15Brimrod Community Primary School68%
=15Hopwood Community Primary School68%
=17St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School67%
=17St Luke's Church of England Primary School67%
=19Greenbank Primary School66%
=19Hollin Primary School66%
=19St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy66%
=19St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School66%
#23St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington65%
=24Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School63%
=24Parkfield Primary School63%
=24Shawclough Community Primary School63%
#27Crossgates Primary School62%
#28Marland Hill Community Primary School60%
=29Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School59%
=29St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale59%
#31St James' Church of England Primary School57%
=32Boarshaw Community Primary School56%
=32Newhey Community Primary School56%
=32St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham56%
=35Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy55%
=35Castleton Primary School55%
=35Hamer Community Primary School55%
=35Moorhouse Academy55%
=39St Edward's Church of England Primary School54%
=39Woodland Community Primary School54%
#41St Peter's Church of England Primary School53%
=42Sandbrook Community Primary School51%
=42St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale51%
#44Bamford Academy50%
=45Belfield Community School49%
=45Harwood Park Primary School49%
=47Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy48%
=47St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale48%
=47St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton48%
#50Broadfield Community Primary School45%
#51Elm Wood Primary School43%
#52Lowerplace Primary School41%
#53Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School39%
#54Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School37%
#55Rhodes Green CE Primary School0%

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28th of 59 primary schools in Rochdale for Ofsted rating

#26Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#27Littleborough Community Primary SchoolGood
#28Lowerplace Primary SchoolGood
#29Marland Hill Community Primary SchoolGood
#30Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1All Souls Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Bowlee Park Community Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Caldershaw Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Hopwood Community Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Kentmere Primary AcademyOutstanding
#6St Michael's Church of England Primary School, BamfordOutstanding
#7Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
#8Alkrington Primary SchoolGood
#9All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Ashfield Valley Primary SchoolGood
#11Bamford AcademyGood
#12Belfield Community SchoolGood
#13Boarshaw Community Primary SchoolGood
#14Brimrod Community Primary SchoolGood
#15Broadfield Community Primary SchoolGood
#16Crossgates Primary SchoolGood
#17Deeplish Primary AcademyGood
#18Elm Wood Primary SchoolGood
#19Greenbank Primary SchoolGood
#20Hamer Community Primary SchoolGood
#21Harwood Park Primary SchoolGood
#22Healey Foundation Primary SchoolGood
#23Heap Bridge Village Primary SchoolGood
#24Heybrook Primary SchoolGood
#25Hollin Primary SchoolGood
#26Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#27Littleborough Community Primary SchoolGood
#28Lowerplace Primary SchoolGood
#29Marland Hill Community Primary SchoolGood
#30Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary SchoolGood
#31Middleton Parish Church SchoolGood
#32Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#33Moorhouse AcademyGood
#34Norden Primary AcademyGood
#35Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
#36Parkfield Primary SchoolGood
#37Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#38Shawclough Community Primary SchoolGood
#39Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary SchoolGood
#40St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#41St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, RochdaleGood
#42St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#43St John's Church of England Primary School, ThornhamGood
#44St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#45St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#46St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#47St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#48St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BalderstoneGood
#49St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, MiddletonGood
#50St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#51St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#52St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#53St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, RochdaleGood
#54St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#55Whittaker Moss Primary SchoolGood
#56Woodland Community Primary SchoolGood
#57Rhodes Green CE Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#58St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
#59Spotland Primary AcademyInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,024 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

28th of 65 primary schools in Rochdale for spending per pupil

#26St Edward's Church of England Primary School£7,034
#27Newhey Community Primary School£7,027
#28Lowerplace Primary School£7,024
#29St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale£6,985
#30Heybrook Primary School£6,856

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Rhodes Green CE Primary School£9,371
#2Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£9,092
#3Harwood Park Primary School£8,413
#4Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School£8,139
#5Hamer Community Primary School£8,093
#6Parkfield Primary School£8,057
#7Marland Hill Community Primary School£8,051
#8Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School£7,935
#9St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham£7,875
#10Moorhouse Academy£7,762
#11All Souls Church of England Primary School£7,747
#12Broadfield Community Primary School£7,623
#13Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£7,594
#14Brimrod Community Primary School£7,566
#15Sandbrook Community Primary School£7,553
#16Shawclough Community Primary School£7,482
#17Greenbank Primary School£7,272
#18Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School£7,250
#19Boarshaw Community Primary School£7,233
#20All Saints Church of England Primary School£7,211
#21Castleton Primary School£7,208
#22Hollin Primary School£7,200
#23Healey Foundation Primary School£7,156
#24St Luke's Church of England Primary School£7,076
#25Woodland Community Primary School£7,049
#26St Edward's Church of England Primary School£7,034
#27Newhey Community Primary School£7,027
#28Lowerplace Primary School£7,024
#29St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale£6,985
#30Heybrook Primary School£6,856
#31St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School£6,791
#32Belfield Community School£6,786
#33St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School£6,740
#34Heap Bridge Village Primary School£6,732
#35Bowlee Park Community Primary School£6,729
#36St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton£6,727
#37St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale£6,699
#38Kentmere Primary Academy£6,606
#39Deeplish Primary Academy£6,517
#40St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington£6,516
#41Ashfield Valley Primary School£6,503
#42Littleborough Community Primary School£6,492
#43Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School£6,464
#44St Peter's Church of England Primary School£6,427
#45Crossgates Primary School£6,340
#46Bamford Academy£6,308
#47Elm Wood Primary School£6,295
#48St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale£6,265
#49St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy£6,211
#50Whittaker Moss Primary School£6,071
#51Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School£6,069
#52St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford£5,996
#53Alkrington Primary School£5,978
#54Hopwood Community Primary School£5,970
#55St James' Church of England Primary School£5,930
#56St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery£5,777
#57St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone£4,894
#58Norden Primary Academy£3,265
#59Spotland Primary Academy£3,248
#60St Thomas' Church of England Primary School£3,070
#61Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£2,357
#62Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£2,114
#63St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£1,731
#64Caldershaw Primary School£996
#65St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£927

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