# Lowerplace Primary School

Lowerplace Primary School is a primary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 533 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105777. [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 533
- Council: Rochdale
- URN: 105777

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 4 July 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 41% of pupils at Lowerplace Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Rochdale and 62% in England.
1% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Rochdale | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Kingsway Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsway-park-high-school-e148790): 350 m. Secondary. Some aspects not as strong, February 2025. Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e105803): 380 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-balderstone-e151362): 510 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022
- [Deeplish Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deeplish-primary-academy-e141365): 600 m. Primary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151681): 930 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024
- [Nuqtah Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nuqtah-primary-school-e151452): 1.1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/105777)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105777)

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