Broadfield 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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Broadfield Community Primary School is a primary school in Rochdale for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 December 2023. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Broadfield 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
- 45.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Rochdale is 32.2%.
- Reception 2026 had 41 first-choice applications for 44 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths results were the lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Rochdale that have results.
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
- Sparrow Hill, Rochdale, OL16 1QT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 406 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 December 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Broadfield Community Primary School enjoy their learning and want to do well.”
- “Staff place a sharp focus on raising pupils’ aspirations and encouraging them to value their education.”
- “The school has taken decisive action to improve the quality of education that pupils receive.”
To improve
- “However, some older pupils have gaps in their knowledge, due to weaknesses in the previous curriculum and because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
- “However, from time to time, the activities that teachers choose to deliver the curriculum do not support pupils to deepen their knowledge as well as they could.”
- “Added to this, sometimes staff do not identify and address some older pupils’ gaps in learning as quickly as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 February 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) | 45% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 41 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's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Deeplish Primary Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Spotland Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brimrod Community Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Ashfield Valley Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Greenbank Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Heybrook Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published