St Luke's Church of England Primary School, Heywood
St Luke's Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Heywood. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2010. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 8 schools in Heywood with published results, and 6,834th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2010)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- 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
St Luke's Church of England Primary School in detail
St Luke's Church of England Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "“I came so that everyone would have life in its fullest.” John 10:10"
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Rochdale
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at St Luke's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Rochdale and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 86% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at St Luke's Church of England Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 83 families put St Luke's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 211 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 26 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Luke's Church of England Primary School are All Souls Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 90% maths); St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 83% maths); Harwood Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 59% maths); and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles, 75% reading, 81% maths).
St Luke's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
All Souls Church of England Primary SchoolSt Michael's Church of England Primary School, BamfordHarwood Park Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy
What parents say
77 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Luke's Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).
Who goes there
8.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%), Black (8%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 143 pupils (32.1%) received SEN support and 26 (5.8%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Heywood (East Lancashire Railway), about 1160 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Starkey Street (e-bound), 210 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Luke's Church of England Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 2.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Luke's Church of England Primary School are Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College (0.9 miles), Newhouse Academy (1.1 miles) and Matthew Moss High School (1.1 miles).
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England CollegeNewhouse AcademyMatthew Moss High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from October 2010, 16 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
St Luke's excels at supporting all children to achieve exceptionally well, including those with additional needs. The school provides an outstanding range of experiences that enrich children's learning and prepare them well for the future, from strong early reading foundations to excellent career and life skills development. Parents and carers are very positive about the school and the support their children receive.
Key Strengths
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they learn confidently alongside their peers with carefully adapted lessons
- Highly effective and ambitious curriculum delivered by teachers with consistently excellent subject knowledge
- Strong focus on early reading with phonics starting in Reception, leading to passionate readers throughout the school
- Exceptional range of enrichment experiences including clubs, trips, outdoor learning and cultural activities
- Outstanding behaviour and attendance, with a calm and orderly school environment
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, choir, mindfulness, outdoor learning, arts and cultural experiences, trips within local area and beyond
St Luke's Church of England Primary School is an Outstanding school where pupils arrive with enthusiasm and thrive in a supportive, inclusive atmosphere. The school has achieved Outstanding grades across all key areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision.
At a Glance
30.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
77 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 86% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 90% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 72% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.7
Avg class size
29.5
Infant (KS1)
30.2
KS2
13
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Luke's Church of England Primary School.
- NEST Woodland AdventuresAt the school · Not yet graded
- Brightstars @ Crimble Croft400m away · Not yet graded
- Heywood Study Centre570m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Luke's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled 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 St Luke's Church of England Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Luke's Church of England 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
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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
92%
Near capacity
386 pupils
420 places
34 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Heywood
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Heywood
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(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
143
SEN Support
26
EHC Plans
37.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
446
Total Pupils
225
Boys
221
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
22.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,556
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,503
Per pupil
£2425k
Total funding
£183k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.7%
Overall absence
10.4%
Persistent absence
335
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
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Luke's Church of England Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Luke's Church of England Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Luke's Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is St Luke's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Luke's Church of England Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2010, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Luke's Church of England Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Luke's Church of England 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 St Luke's Church of England Primary School?
St Luke's Church of England Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at St Luke's Church of England Primary School?
Classes at St Luke's Church of England Primary School average 29.7 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to St Luke's Church of England Primary School?
St Luke's Church of England Primary School has around 446 pupils on roll. 31% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Luke's Church of England Primary School?
4.7% of sessions were missed at St Luke's Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 10.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Luke's Church of England Primary School?
Apply through Rochdale's coordinated admissions process, naming St Luke's Church of England 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.
Does St Luke's Church of England Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: NEST Woodland Adventures (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are St Luke's Church of England Primary School's term dates?
St Luke's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled 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 St Luke's Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 St Luke's Church of England Primary School?
St Luke's Church of England Primary School is at Queen's Park Road, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 4XB.
Sources: Rochdale term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)