Harwood Park Primary School, Heywood

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are all very proud of our school which reflects a passionate commitment to create a happy, secure and stimulating environment where the children are able to grow and develop within the caring inclusive ethos to reach their potential."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir and eco club.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care until 4:30pm, from £2.65 per session.

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Harwood Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 59% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Rochdale and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 58% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put Harwood Park Primary School as their first choice and 63 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Harwood Park Primary School are St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles, 75% reading, 81% maths); St Luke's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 83% maths); Hopwood Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 75% reading, 82% maths); and All Souls Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 90% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Harwood Park Primary School.

45% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 30.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (45%), Black (23%) and Asian (11%).

In 2026, 75 pupils (25.8%) received SEN support and 15 (5.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Heywood (East Lancashire Railway), about 670 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Benfield Street (near), 190 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Harwood Park Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Harwood Park Primary School issued 18 suspensions, 5.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Harwood Park Primary School are Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College (0.4 miles), Newhouse Academy (0.6 miles), Matthew Moss High School (1.4 miles) and St Anne's Church of England Academy (1.8 miles).