Lowerplace Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 3 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- 105777
- Address
- Kingsway, OL16 4UU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 560 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 50%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.7%
Pakistani 54.1%
White British 16.1%
Mixed 11.6%
Other White 4.1%
Bangladeshi 3.4%
African 3.4%
Other 3.2%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Asian 1.1%
Indian 0.7%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage0.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 39%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 98
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Lowerplace Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 24 36 |
| Year 1 | 67 38 29 |
| Year 2 | 77 41 36 |
| Year 3 | 89 47 42 |
| Year 4 | 89 40 49 |
| Year 5 | 89 54 35 |
| Year 6 | 89 36 53 |