Shawclough Community Primary School
Primary schoolShawclough Community Primary School is a primary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 428 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, January 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 18 January 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Shawclough Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Rochdale and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 63% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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
In a straight line- Healey Foundation Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)380 m
- Healey Learning CentreSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file540 m
- Falinge Park High SchoolSecondary. School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, February 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.2 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- Rochdale Islamic AcademyIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
- Greenbank Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2022. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Rochdale Islamic AcademyIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Rochdale
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).