Littleborough Community Primary School
Calderbrook Road, Littleborough, OL15 9HWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Littleborough Community Primary School is a primary school in Littleborough for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 105 schools in Rochdale. It ranks 10th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 19 November 2024, report published 20 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 19 November 2024
The school has high expectations of its pupils, both in terms of their achievement and behaviour, while fostering a culture of care. Staff know the pupils and their families well. This means that they can pick up quickly on any small changes in pupils' behaviour and offer help when it is needed. Pupils benefit from the school's focus on their mental health. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve well in most curriculum areas. This includes early reading, where pupils become fluent and expressive readers. Pupils enjoy reading a range of high-quality texts during lessons and in their free time. Pupils are knowledgeable about and respectful of diversity and difference. They are keen to share their learning about other faiths and cultures. Pupils behave well in lessons and at playtimes. They move around the school in a calm and orderly manner, showing their 'wonderful walking' on the corridors. Pupils relish their roles as leaders in school.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, the school has not defined clearly enough the key knowledge that pupils need to know or the order in which this content should be taught. This means that, occasionally, pupils struggle to remember what they have learned. The school should ensure that it has clearly set out the precise knowledge pupils should learn and the order in which they should learn it.
- At times, some of the activities that children complete in the early years do not help them to learn as well as they should. Occasionally, this hinders their progress. The school should further enhance staff's expertise so that the activities that they design deepen children's learning.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
40 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
313 pupils on roll, with places for 465
Schools near Littleborough Community Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 71% met the expected standard |
| Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 37% met the expected standard |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard | 76% met the expected standard |
| Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 59% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Woodman
- Phone
- 01706378556
- Address
- Calderbrook Road, Littleborough, OL15 9HW
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- URN
- 105785
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.