Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 18 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
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Unique reference
- 105847
- Address
- Bridgenorth Drive, OL15 0ES
- Website
- www.sbs.rochdale.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 428 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.9%
- Persistent absence
- 16.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.2%
White British 85.5%
Mixed 5.1%
Pakistani 4%
Other Asian 2.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Other White 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.9
WritingBelow average-2.4
MathsAverage-1.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 52%
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 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 47
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 29 13 16 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 33 27 |
| Year 1 | 48 20 28 |
| Year 2 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 3 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 4 | 56 29 27 |
| Year 5 | 56 30 26 |
| Year 6 | 58 27 31 |