Marland Hill Community Primary School, Rochdale
Marland Hill 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 May 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 21st-highest of the 32 schools in Rochdale with published results, and 9,396th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Marland Hill Community Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Marland Hill Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Rochdale and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (80% in reading, 69% in maths).
Getting a place at Marland Hill Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Marland Hill Community Primary School as their first choice and 107 named it as one of their preferences, for 53 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Marland Hill Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Marland Hill Community Primary School are Brimrod Community Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 81% reading, 87% maths); Ashfield Valley Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 97% maths); Sandbrook Community Primary School (0.9 miles, 66% reading, 65% maths); and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles).
Marland Hill Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Brimrod Community Primary SchoolAshfield Valley Primary SchoolSandbrook Community Primary SchoolSt John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Who goes there
50.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (65%), White British (20%) and Mixed (7%).
In 2026, 59 pupils (12.7%) received SEN support and 35 (7.5%) 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.
Marland Hill Community Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 12 places, 4 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holborn Street (opposite), 120 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Marland Hill Community Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Marland Hill Community Primary School are Matthew Moss High School (0.6 miles) and Oulder Hill Leadership Academy (0.9 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); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from May 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2023 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Marland Hill is an excellent choice for a diverse, inclusive community where every child matters. Teachers have strong subject knowledge and check pupils' understanding carefully, adapting their teaching when needed. The school has a real focus on reading - pupils progress well through the phonics programme - and goes the extra mile with enrichment through trips, sports, and creative projects.
Key Strengths
- Strong teaching of reading with effective phonics instruction and early identification of pupils needing extra help
- Well-designed, broad curriculum that reflects pupils' experiences while encouraging curiosity about the wider world
- Effective support for pupils with SEND through expert staff, careful tailoring of provision, and inclusive classroom integration
- Calm, orderly classrooms with good behaviour management and pupils eager to learn
- Leaders prioritise personal development with trips, visits, first aid training, and physical activity
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects, early years staff lack clarity about what knowledge children should learn in Nursery and Reception to prepare them well for Year 1 and beyond
- Need better coordination between early years and key stage 1 staff to ensure logical progression of learning in these subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with leaders ensuring all staff understand their responsibility, using regular briefings to keep knowledge up to date, and working well with external professionals to support vulnerable pupils and families.
Extracurricular Activities
Star books challenge, trips and visits, design projects at other local schools, sports equipment at breaktimes, student council, sports leaders roles, breakfast club, first aid training
Marland Hill Community Primary School continues to be a good school with a diverse, inclusive community where pupils feel happy and safe. The school has strong teaching, effective reading instruction, and ambitious curriculum design that helps all pupils, including those with special educational needs, achieve well.
At a Glance
31.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Hearing
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 80% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
30.2
Infant (KS1)
30.5
KS2
15
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Marland Hill Community Primary School
Menu week commencing 5th October
5 Oct 2026
School Uniform
2 Oct 2026
Sign of the Week
2 Oct 2026
Starbooks Reader - Winners!
2 Oct 2026
PE Superstars
2 Oct 2026
Captains’ Table
2 Oct 2026
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Term dates
Marland Hill 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 Marland Hill Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Marland Hill 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
- 22
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 6 serious and 15 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
420 pupils
420 places
No 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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
59
SEN Support
35
EHC Plans
20.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Marland Hill Community Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 12 places, 4 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
464
Total Pupils
241
Boys
223
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
21.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,679
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,484
Per pupil
£3047k
Total funding
£218k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
12.8%
Persistent absence
375
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
Marland Hill Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Marland Hill Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Marland Hill Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Marland Hill Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 70% did so in maths.
What is Marland Hill Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Marland Hill Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Marland Hill Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Marland Hill 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 Marland Hill Community Primary School?
Marland Hill Community Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Marland Hill Community Primary School?
Classes at Marland Hill Community Primary School average 30 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Marland Hill Community Primary School?
Marland Hill Community Primary School has around 464 pupils on roll. 32% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Marland Hill Community Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Marland Hill Community Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 12 places, 4 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Marland Hill Community Primary School?
5% of sessions were missed at Marland Hill Community Primary School in 2024/25. 12.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Marland Hill Community Primary School?
Apply through Rochdale's coordinated admissions process, naming Marland Hill 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 Marland Hill Community Primary School's term dates?
Marland Hill 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 Marland Hill Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 6 serious and 15 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 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 Marland Hill Community Primary School?
Marland Hill Community Primary School is at Roch Mills Crescent, Off Roch Valley Way, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 4QW.
Sources: Rochdale term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)