# Whittaker Moss Primary School

Whittaker Moss Primary School is a primary school in Rochdale, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 443 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105781. [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 443
- Council: Rochdale
- URN: 105781

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 November 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, 74% of pupils at Whittaker Moss Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Rochdale and 62% in England.
14% 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 | 74% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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.

- [Norden Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norden-primary-academy-e151320): 730 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023
- [St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincent-de-paul-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151682): 1.1 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2023, before the school changed
- [Caldershaw Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caldershaw-primary-school-e151825): 1.1 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), April 2024, before the school changed
- [Bamford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bamford-academy-e137471): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Willow View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-view-school-e149020): 1.5 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Redwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redwood-e135202): 1.7 km. Special. School remains Good, June 2022

## 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/105781)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105781)

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