# Spotland Primary Academy

Spotland Primary Academy is a primary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 420 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E151640. [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 420
- Council: Rochdale
- URN: 151640

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Inadequate (overall), July 2024, before the school changed, special measures
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 2 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Quality of education: Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Inadequate
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).


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

| Measure | This school | Rochdale | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Does not apply to this school | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Does not apply to this school | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 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.

- [Falinge Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/falinge-park-high-school-e150227): 380 m. Secondary. School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, February 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Rochdale Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rochdale-sixth-form-college-e144463): 600 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meanwood-community-nursery-and-primary-school-e105773): 640 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Howard Street Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/howard-street-nursery-school-e105757): 670 m. Nursery. Good (overall), June 2023
- [Whitehall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehall-academy-e151391): 800 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Healey Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/healey-learning-centre-e150845): 850 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's 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/151640)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/151640)

## How to cite

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