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Whittaker Moss Primary School

Highwood, Rochdale, OL11 5XP

Local ranking14th of 57 primary schools in Rochdale
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

436

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues as Whittaker Moss Primary School (URN 152578). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
74.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
14.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
86.0%
Writing (Expected)
79.0%
Maths (Expected)
82.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
88.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
109.0
Cohort Size
57

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
437
Boys
224 (51%)
Girls
213 (49%)
Capacity
436 (100% full)
SEND
6.9%
FSM Eligible
6.7%
EAL
6.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.8%
SEN Support
4.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
18.1
Budget per Pupil
£6,071/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
6.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 56.5%
  • Asian Pakistani: 33.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.2%
  • Asian Other: 2.3%
  • Mixed Other: 1.1%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 0.7%
  • White Other: 0.5%

56.5%

White British

33.4%

Asian Pakistani

3.2%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01706342342
office@whittakermoss.rochdale.sch.uk
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Highwood

Rochdale, North West

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Administrative

URN
105781
UKPRN
10068796
Establishment No.
2029

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