Norden Primary Academy

Primary · Rochdale · OL12 7RQ · URN 151320

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-03-30Cohort 370

Exam results

No published key stage results are held for this school yet. That is normal for new schools, very small cohorts, and settings that do not sit national tests. Standards, progress and stretch are scored from the other evidence we hold, and the missing figures are never treated as a low score.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Rochdale · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
27.1 pupils per class

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Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
17.3% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
14.2% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
12.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
8.5pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
20.4pupils per teacher

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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Ofsted rated Norden Primary Academy Good at its inspection on 30/03/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?
Norden Primary Academy is a primary school in Rochdale, postcode OL12 7RQ (URN 151320).
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