Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Churchill Street
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL12 7DJ
Phone 01706648197
Reference Number 105773

Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School has made significant progress since its last inspection, now rated as Good overall. The school provides a supportive environment where pupils thrive both academically and personally. There is a strong emphasis on building pupils' knowledge and skills through an ambitious curriculum, and a high priority is given to reading, which is fostered effectively among students. However, the school's data indicates that the overall achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics is below the national average, due in part to high turnover rates of pupils. This inconsistency impacts some students' ability to fully benefit from the curriculum.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 335
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.54%
Girls: 47.46%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 52%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 32.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 25 23 48
2 23 20 43
3 26 13 39
4 27 21 48
5 34 16 50
6 27 30 57

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 43.9%
Pakistani 28.4%
African 8.4%
White & Asian 4.8%
Asian, Other 2.7%
White, Other 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
Unclassified 0.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 27 Feb 2024
Date Report
27 Feb 2024 School inspection:
07 Dec 2021 School inspection:
23 Sep 2015 Full inspection:
15 Nov 2013 Monitoring visit
17 Sep 2013 Full inspection:
14 Sep 2011 Full inspection:
10 Nov 2010 Curriculum and development visit
21 Oct 2008 Full inspection:
02 Nov 2005 Full inspection:
27 Mar 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils form strong and trusting bonds with each other and staff.
  • High expectations help students achieve well across various subjects.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND to access the curriculum.
  • Reading is prioritized and promoted enthusiastically.
  • Positive pupil behavior contributing to a calm school environment.
  • Pupils engage in diverse extracurricular activities and community service.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils do not achieve as well as they could due to insufficiently ambitious activities.
  • A few subjects lack systematic checks on pupils' understanding, leading to gaps in knowledge.
  • Pupils' understanding of spirituality and cultural diversity is not as strong as it could be.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 39%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 99

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.3
Writing -2.7
Maths -0.6

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 14 1
Third Preference 12 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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