Boarshaw Community Primary School

State-Funded School

boarshaw-community-primary-school-rochdale-north-west

North WestRegion

RochdaleLocal Authority

Heywood and Middleton NorthConstituency

M24 2PBPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Boarshaw Community Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Rochdale, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 446 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 48%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

11%

Black

22%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

446

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 446
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 13 October 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 Nov 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.