Norden Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 30 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Unique reference
- 105774
- Address
- Shawfield Lane, Norden, OL12 7RQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 380 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.5%
- Girls
- 45.5%
- First language not English
- 18.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 56.1%
Pakistani 30%
Mixed 7.6%
Other Asian 2.4%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other White 0.8%
Indian 0.8%
African 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingWell below average-4.1
MathsBelow average-2.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Norden Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 35
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 19 5 14 |
| Reception, Full-time | 42 25 17 |
| Year 1 | 46 23 23 |
| Year 2 | 55 34 21 |
| Year 3 | 51 26 25 |
| Year 4 | 57 26 31 |
| Year 5 | 55 32 23 |
| Year 6 | 53 35 18 |