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
- 411 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.5%
- Persistent absence
- 9.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 84.2%
Other Asian 5.1%
Mixed 4.3%
Pakistani 3.6%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
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 60%
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 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 44
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 24 13 11 |
| Reception, Full-time | 48 19 29 |
| Year 1 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 2 | 48 19 29 |
| Year 3 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 4 | 58 30 28 |
| Year 5 | 54 30 24 |
| Year 6 | 58 29 29 |