# Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School

Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School is a primary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 402 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105847. [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Foundation school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 402
- Council: Rochdale
- URN: 105847

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 18 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 59% of pupils at Smithy Bridge Foundation 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 | 59% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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.

- [St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-and-nursery-e144690): 860 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wardle Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wardle-academy-e140055): 1.5 km. Secondary. School remains Good, October 2022. Attainment 8 of 44.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151760): 1.5 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2021
- [Meadows School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadows-school-e136257): 1.5 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alice-ingham-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e144982): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-e105814): 1.7 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/105847)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105847)

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