Lowerplace Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Rochdale
Lowerplace Primary School is a primary school in Rochdale for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 July 2024. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Kingsway, Rochdale, OL16 4UU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 533 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils said that their school is a happy, safe and kind place to learn.”
- “They benefit from the positive relationships that they have with staff and with each other.”
- “Staff know pupils and their families well.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, some pupils cannot make links between new concepts and prior knowledge.”
- “This is because the school has not ensured that teachers deliver the curriculum in the most logical order.”
- “The school’s published data in 2023 shows that the proportion of pupils who met the expected standard in the Year 1 phonics screening check was below the national average.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 2024 (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) | 41% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Rochdale published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
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A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Rochdale.
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Deeplish Primary Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sandbrook Community Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashfield Valley Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published