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St Luke's Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Kimberley Farrall

location_onHeywood, OL10 4XB

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

381

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St Luke's Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Heywood, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Luke's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Heywood, Rochdale, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 386 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #12 of 55 primaries in Rochdale and #2,572 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%

Reading73% LA 72%

Writing77% LA 68%

Maths83% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading86% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading74% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.1

-1.1 to 2.3

-0.2

Write

LA 0.3

-1.8 to 1.5

0.1

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.5 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading86% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 2.3

-1.7

Write

LA -0.6

-3.9 to 0.5

-0.7

Maths

LA 0.3

-2.8 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 59%

Reading83% LA 70%

Writing77% LA 74%

Maths90% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA -0.2

-0.9 to 3.5

0.4

Write

LA -0.3

-1.7 to 2.5

1.3

Maths

LA 0.3

-0.7 to 3.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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15 January 2020

Inspection Report

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26 January 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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12 October 2010

Inspection Report

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11 May 2009

Inspection Report

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25 June 2008

Inspection Report

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25 April 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-03-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2016-01-26

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2010-10-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-06-25

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 386 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	386	5	1.3%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	386	2	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	384	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	387	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	389	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	378	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	381	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	384	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	373	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	372	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	374	2	0.5%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	347	4	1.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	350	4	1.1%	0.1%	1
2020/21 (Autumn term)	351	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	323	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	323	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	324	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	292	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	293	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	289	5	1.7%	0.5%	2
2017/18 (Summer term)	296	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	299	4	1.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	298	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	270	8	3.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	271	5	1.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	271	8	3.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 44 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 30 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 27 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils