Elm Wood Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Manchester, Rochdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.783 miles
Published by Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Elm Wood Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Rochdale for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 March 2024. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Elm Wood 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 | 1.783 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.783 miles away, the 2nd longest of 24 Rochdale primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 55 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 54 went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (2%) was not offered a place.
- Free school meals: 33.3% of pupils are eligible, against a middle figure of 27.8% 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
- Elm Street, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2EG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 453 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), enjoy being part of this caring and welcoming school.”
- “They arrive at school each morning with smiles on their faces, happy to see their friends and staff.”
- “They know that staff look after them and inspire them to achieve well.”
To improve
- “Due to some weaknesses in a few previous subject curriculums, pupils have gaps in prior learning.”
- “This means that some pupils do not make the progress through the curriculum that they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 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) | 43% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 54 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 Gabriel's Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Boarshaw Community Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Alkrington Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Middleton Parish Church School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hollin Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published