Hamer Community Primary School, Rochdale
Hamer Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Rochdale. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 24th-highest of the 32 schools in Rochdale with published results, and 11,625th of 14,452 across England. It was 90% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Rochdale (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hamer Community Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at Hamer Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Rochdale and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 76% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Hamer Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Hamer Community Primary School as their first choice and 123 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Hamer Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hamer Community Primary School are Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.1 miles, Good, 65% reading, 65% maths); Kentmere Primary Academy (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 80% maths); Heybrook Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 79% maths); and All Saints Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 69% maths).
Hamer Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyKentmere Primary AcademyHeybrook Primary SchoolAll Saints Church of England Primary School
Who goes there
52.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 64.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (81%) and White British (8%).
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Rochdale Interchange (Manchester Metrolink), about 1 mile away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Millgate (near), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hamer Community Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Hamer Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hamer Community Primary School are Wardle Academy (1 mile) and Falinge Park High School (1.3 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from October 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school creates a warm, caring environment where children are genuinely excited to come to school each day. The curriculum is carefully designed to help pupils build strong knowledge and understanding across all subjects, with particular strength in reading. Staff support all learners well, including those with additional needs, and pupils are developing into thoughtful, respectful young people who understand the importance of their local and wider communities.
Key Strengths
- Reading is at the heart of the curriculum with skilled phonics teaching helping most pupils read confidently and fluently by key stage 2
- Staff routinely check pupils' learning and take swift action to address gaps or misconceptions
- Pupils' behaviour is exemplary with a calm, purposeful feel throughout school
- Exceptional personal development programme including community projects like the 'refill shop' that brings learning to life
- Pupils with SEND are well supported with quick identification of needs and appropriate curriculum adaptations
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club, school council, debates, community presentations, visits to different places of worship, wide range of clubs
Hamer Community Primary School is a good school where pupils delight in attending and benefit from a well-thought-out curriculum that helps them know and remember more. The inspection found evidence suggesting the school could be outstanding if a graded inspection were carried out now.
At a Glance
52.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 76% to 66% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 78% to 66% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.3
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
10
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Hamer Community Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Rochdale. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hamer Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hamer Community Primary School is in Rochdale; for families living there:
- Rochdale's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy
- How to apply: Apply for school travel expenses
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 31
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 24 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Rochdale is 10 (the median across 106 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Hamer Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
284 pupils
315 places
31 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Rochdale
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Rochdale
Across Rochdale council
Places available
3,242
Applications
2,831
Got 1st preference
89.2%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All primary applications across Rochdale council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
59
SEN Support
17
EHC Plans
23.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
323
Total Pupils
164
Boys
159
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
20.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,718
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,147
Per pupil
£2276k
Total funding
£203k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.9%
Overall absence
9.9%
Persistent absence
262
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Hamer Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Hamer Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Hamer Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Hamer Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 66% reached the expected standard in reading and 66% did so in maths.
What is Hamer Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Hamer Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Hamer Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Hamer Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Rochdale allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hamer Community Primary School?
Hamer Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Hamer Community Primary School?
Classes at Hamer Community Primary School average 26.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hamer Community Primary School?
Hamer Community Primary School has around 323 pupils on roll. 53% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hamer Community Primary School?
3.9% of sessions were missed at Hamer Community Primary School in 2024/25. 9.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hamer Community Primary School?
Apply through Rochdale's coordinated admissions process, naming Hamer Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Hamer Community Primary School's term dates?
Hamer Community Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Rochdale. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Hamer Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 24 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Rochdale is 10 (the median across 106 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hamer Community Primary School?
Hamer Community Primary School is at Albert Royds Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 2SU.
Sources: Rochdale term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)