Elm Wood Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Manchester, Rochdale
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Elm Street, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2EG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Rochdale published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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