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Marland Hill Community Primary School

Rochdale, OL11 4QW · Rochdale · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary
3.6/10 Broadly average

33rd of 55 primary schools in Rochdale we can score, 69 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 3.0/10 against 2,170 of them, against 2.8/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 60.0 · 39 40% 1.56
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 0.0 · 10 25% 0.26

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 60.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 0.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in September 2023. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (3.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 2.8 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils participate in the School Council and attend the Robinwood Year 6 Residential. A breakfast club is available, but there is no after-school club.

Getting in. The school has 464 pupils in a building with 420 places, meaning it is over capacity by 44. Consequently, places are competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the daily routine with 44 more pupils than its stated capacity? What support is available for pupils who do not reach the expected standard in maths? How does the absence of an after-school club affect families needing care beyond the school day?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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