Shawclough Community Primary School, Rochdale

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to introduce myself and our wonderful school community to you. I am incredibly proud to serve the community of Shawclough as Headteacher. Our commitment is clear: we want all our pupils to succeed now so that they become responsible members of our local, national and global society in the future."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 10am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Shawclough Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Rochdale and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Shawclough Community Primary School as their first choice and 86 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 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 Shawclough Community Primary School are Healey Foundation Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 77% reading, 97% maths); Greenbank Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 77% reading, 81% maths); All Saints Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 69% maths); and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 71% reading, 78% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Shawclough Community Primary School.

In 2026, 58 pupils (13.6%) received SEN support and 46 (10.7%) 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.

Shawclough Community Primary School has a resourced provision (8 places, 7 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (20 places, 21 pupils on roll) for autism and profound and multiple learning difficulties.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Rochdale Interchange (Manchester Metrolink), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thrum Hall Lane (s-bound), 50 metres away.

In 2024/25, Shawclough Community Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Shawclough Community Primary School are Falinge Park High School (0.6 miles), Oulder Hill Leadership Academy (1.4 miles) and Whitworth Community High School (1.8 miles).