Elm Wood Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

RochdaleLocal Authority

Blackley and Middleton SouthConstituency

M24 2EGPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Elm Wood Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Rochdale, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 453 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 37%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 98

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

453

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 453
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
24 Feb 2015	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.