Boarshaw Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · MANCHESTER, 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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Boarshaw Community Primary School is a primary school in MANCHESTER, Rochdale for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 October 2022. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Boarshaw 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 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026, Reception had 39 first-choice applications for 49 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 40.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Rochdale is 33.3%.
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
- Stanycliffe Lane, Middleton, Stanycliffe Lane Middleton Manchester, MANCHESTER, M24 2PB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 446 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 October 2022
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming and friendly school where pupils feel safe, achieve well and are happy.”
- “Pupils told the inspector that they feel cared for.”
- “They provide a warm welcome to pupils, and children in the early years, at the school door each morning.”
To improve
- “However, in a very small number of subjects, leaders’ thinking about the curriculum is less clear.”
- “This means teachers are not sure what pupils should learn and when this content should be taught.”
- “However, there is currently a lack of experience in the governing body.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2022 (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) | 56% | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 39 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 John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hollin Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Middleton Parish Church School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Elm Wood Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parkfield Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton 1.1 mi Good Last distance published