Woodland Community Primary SchoolOur Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Heywood.
Summary of the comparison
Woodland Community Primary School and Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School are primary schools in Heywood.
Woodland Community Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Woodland Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Woodland Community Primary School was judged Good and Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 54.0% for Woodland Community Primary School and 48.0% for Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Woodland Community Primary School (49.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HeywoodWoodland Community Primary School | HeywoodOur Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 37th of 57 in Rochdale Stronger figure | 43rd of 57 in Rochdale | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 567 | 216 | |
| Capacity | 630 | 220 | |
| Location | Heywood, OL10 3BX | Heywood, OL10 3PD | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 54.0% Stronger figure | 48.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 2.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 100.0 | 101.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 100.0 Stronger figure | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 567 | 216 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.6% | 48.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.8% | 26.9% | |
| SEN support | 17.1% | 23.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.9% | 4.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 6.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.3% Stronger figure | 19.6% | 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.
Woodland Community Primary School
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School
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