Littleborough Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Littleborough, Rochdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Littleborough Community Primary School is a primary school in Littleborough, Rochdale for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Littleborough 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
- In 2026, Reception had 51 first-choice applications for 51 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 19.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Rochdale.
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
- Calderbrook Road, Littleborough, OL15 9HW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 313 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations of its pupils, both in terms of their achievement and behaviour, while fostering a culture of care.”
- “Staff know the pupils and their families well.”
- “This means that they can pick up quickly on any small changes in pupils’ behaviour and offer help when it is needed.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the curriculum does not identify what pupils should know or when subject content should be taught.”
- “In these subjects, pupils sometimes find it difficult to remember their learning.”
- “However, at times, the activities that adults design do not help children to learn all that they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 January 2025 (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) | 70% | 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, 51 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.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Rochdale.
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kentmere Primary Academy 2.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published