Springside
Special schoolSpringside is a special school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 152 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 19 May 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
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, 0% of pupils at Springside 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 | 0% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 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 |
- Springside teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- 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- Hamer Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)10 m
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)230 m
- Kentmere Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Outstanding, July 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)330 m
- Meadows SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file650 m
- Heybrook Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)790 m
- All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
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).