Newhey Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · 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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Newhey Community Primary School is a primary school in Rochdale for ages 3–11 (community school). Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Newhey 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 30 first-choice applications for 33 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 20.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.1 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
- Hawthorn Lane, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 4JX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 285 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this school.”
- “They thrive because staff know them well.”
- “Pupils who face barriers to learning, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, have their needs identified early.”
To improve
- “Although pupils fared better in writing, their attainment was lower than that of other pupils nationally.”
- “However, some older pupils have gaps in their writing knowledge, especially their handwriting and spelling skills.”
- “This hinders them from writing fluently and accurately in English lessons and in other subjects.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2026 (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: 30 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 30 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 Thomas' Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Crossgates Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorhouse Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lowerplace Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published