Broadfield Community Primary School

Broadfield Community Primary School has made significant improvements since its last inspection, moving from a previous grade of requires improvement to now being assessed as good overall. The school successfully fosters a positive learning environment where pupils enjoy their education and feel valued. There is a strong emphasis on raising aspirations and inclusivity, particularly with the welcome received by pupils who join mid-year. The quality of education has been notably enhanced, especially in early years, with a robust curriculum that supports most pupils in achieving well. However, some older pupils still experience knowledge gaps due to past curriculum weaknesses and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which the school is actively working to address.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and are eager to succeed.
• Strong support for pupils' well-being and diverse community integration.
• Decisive improvements in the quality of education and curriculum.
• Effective phonics program and early reading support.
• Ambitious program for pupils' wider development.

Areas for Improvement

• Older pupils have gaps in knowledge from previous curriculum weaknesses.
• Some teaching strategies do not effectively deepen knowledge for all pupils.

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 Broadfield Community Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.8% 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 Broadfield 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 Broadfield Community Primary School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.4% 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, 10.3% of pupils at Broadfield Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 Broadfield Community Primary School received £8,203 and spent £7,978 for each of its 387 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £215,000 (£557 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 Broadfield Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Broadfield Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Broadfield Community Primary School was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does Broadfield Community Primary School have?

Broadfield Community Primary School has 406 pupils on roll.

What age range does Broadfield Community Primary School cover?

Broadfield Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Broadfield Community Primary School?

Broadfield Community Primary School is at Sparrow Hill, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1QT.