Whittaker Moss Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Rochdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.635 miles
Published by Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Whittaker Moss Primary School is a primary school in Rochdale for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2023. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Whittaker Moss 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 | 1.635 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 6.1% of pupils, against a middle figure of 18.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Rochdale.
- Reception 2026 drew 59 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 52 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
- The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child living 1.635 miles away, the 4th longest of 24 Rochdale primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Highwood, Whittaker Moss Primary School, Rochdale, OL11 5XP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 443 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 November 2023
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils are highly valued and celebrated as individuals.”
- “Everyone is accepted regardless of any differences that they may have.”
- “Caring and supportive staff help pupils, and children in the early years, to settle quickly and develop as confident, happy members of the school community.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the school has not clearly identified the specific knowledge that pupils need to know as the building blocks for later learning.”
- “As a result, on occasion, teachers do not have clarity on what pupils need to learn to help them with their future learning.”
- “This means that a small number of pupils are not able to embed some knowledge securely in their long-term memory.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 December 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) | 74% | 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: 59 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 52 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.
- Norden Primary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Caldershaw Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bamford Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Spotland Primary Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published