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Deeplish Primary Academy

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

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corporate_fareFOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD

location_onRochdale, OL11 1LT

language Visit Website phone 1706392480

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

452

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Deeplish Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Rochdale, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Deeplish Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Rochdale, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of FOCUS ACADEMY TRUST (UK) LTD. The school has approximately 451 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 55 primaries in Rochdale and #1,705 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 58%

Reading75% LA 72%

Writing76% LA 68%

Maths86% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading76% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading59% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.1

-2.0 to 1.3

2.3

Write

LA 0.3

0.7 to 3.9

4.2

Maths

LA 0.6

2.6 to 5.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading67% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.0

-2.8 to 0.6

-0.8

Write

LA -0.6

-2.4 to 0.8

-0.2

Maths

LA 0.3

-1.7 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 59%

Reading43% LA 70%

Writing72% LA 74%

Maths59% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.2

-3.7 to -0.1

1.8

Write

LA -0.3

0.1 to 3.5

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.3

-2 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 June 2025

Inspection Report

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18 February 2020

Inspection Report

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17 October 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-02-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-10-17

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-10-02

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Inadequate

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 451 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below 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)	451	2	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	451	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	465	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	463	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	454	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	457	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	452	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	456	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	459	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	463	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	470	5	1.1%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	462	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	445	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	448	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	457	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	457	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	449	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	464	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	464	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	455	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	446	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	434	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	448	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	436	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	433	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	426	0	0.0%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils