Shawclough Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Rochdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Shawclough Community Primary School is a primary school in Rochdale for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 January 2023. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Shawclough Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 44 of the 68 other Rochdale primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026, there were 38 first-choice applications for 41 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 19.3 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Rochdale is 20.3.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Rochdale schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Thrum Hall Lane, Rochdale, OL12 6DE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 428 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are very happy to attend this school.”
- “They have warm and positive relationships with the adults who work with them.”
- “Pupils are kind to each other and understand that it is important to respect each other’s differences.”
To improve
- “However, this is not the case in one or two subjects.”
- “This makes it difficult for teachers to know what to teach and then to check that pupils have learned all that they should.”
- “As a result, some pupils learn less well in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 38 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Rochdale.
- Healey Foundation Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Greenbank Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Spotland Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Heybrook Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kentmere Primary Academy 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published