Hamer Community Primary School

Hamer Community Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its overall judgement of 'good' following an ungraded inspection. The school has shown that it could potentially achieve an 'outstanding' rating in a future graded inspection due to effective curriculum delivery, strong support for disadvantaged pupils, and a positive school environment. Students are highly engaged and benefit from a wide range of extracurricular activities, all rendered within a caring and supportive atmosphere that fosters both academic and personal growth. Notable strengths include a well-organised curriculum that caters to all learners, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff provide effective support and resources, ensuring that every child can succeed academically. The school encourages a strong community spirit and involves pupils in decision-making, promoting their personal development through practical initiatives that address local and global issues. Generally, the high expectations and exemplary behavior observed among pupils contribute to a calm and purposeful school culture.

Strengths

• Pupils arrive with bright smiles and embrace the learning day energetically.
• The curriculum is well-thought-out, helping pupils to know and remember more.
• Support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND is effective.
• Pupils display positive, resilient attitudes towards their learning.
• Reading is prioritized and well-implemented across the school.
• Exceptional personal development programs are in place.
• Pupils exhibit exemplary behavior and engage well with peers and adults.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hamer Community Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Hamer Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hamer Community Primary School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.3% of pupils at Hamer Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Hamer Community Primary School received £8,632 and spent £8,464 for each of its 307 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £172,000 (£561 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Hamer Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hamer Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Hamer Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hamer Community Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Hamer Community Primary School have?

Hamer Community Primary School has 323 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hamer Community Primary School cover?

Hamer Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hamer Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hamer Community Primary School?

Hamer Community Primary School is at Albert Royds Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 2SU.