Ashfield Valley Primary SchoolSandbrook Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rochdale.

Summary of the comparison

Ashfield Valley Primary School and Sandbrook Community Primary School are primary schools in Rochdale.

Ashfield Valley Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Sandbrook Community Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ashfield Valley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Ashfield Valley Primary School was judged Good and Sandbrook Community Primary School was judged in need of attention.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 83.0% for Ashfield Valley Primary School and 51.0% for Sandbrook Community Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Ashfield Valley Primary School (37.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25).

Ashfield Valley Primary School versus Sandbrook Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	RochdaleAshfield Valley Primary School	RochdaleSandbrook Community Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	B70/100Stronger figure	D42/100
Local ranking	11th of 57 in Rochdale Stronger figure	54th of 57 in Rochdale
Inspection	Ofsted: GoodStronger figure	Ofsted: Needs attention
School type	Community school	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	239	598
Capacity	230	630
Location	Rochdale, OL11 1TA	Rochdale, OL11 2LR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	83.0% Stronger figure	51.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	6.0% Stronger figure	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	107.0 Stronger figure	104.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	108.0 Stronger figure	103.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	239	598
Free school meals (ever 6)	28.6%	59.4%
English as an additional language	93.7%	39.8%
SEN support	8.4%	13.2%
SEN with an EHC plan	0.4%	3.7%
Attendance
Overall absence	6.2% Stronger figure	6.7%	6.2%
Persistent absence	17.2% Stronger figure	24.8%	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.