Belfield Community School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 12 2020 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
105780
Address
Samson Street, Belfield, OL16 2XW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
424 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
54.0%
Girls
46.0%
First language not English
55.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.9%
Persistent absence
20.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 42.5%
Bangladeshi 25.2%
White British 15.3%
Mixed 8.8%
African 3.1%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other 1.2%
Other White 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2
WritingAverage0.8
MathsWell above average4.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
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 107
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Belfield Community School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
50
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
48
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
48
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
31
21
10
Reception, Full-time
55
28
27
Year 1
56
33
23
Year 2
60
32
28
Year 3
59
38
21
Year 4
58
20
38
Year 5
57
31
26
Year 6
45
24
21
Year 2023-2024

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