Elm Wood Primary School
Community school in Manchester, Rochdale.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 453 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 454 |
| Free school meals | 33.30% |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Address | Elm Street, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2EG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.elmwoodps.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01612870607 |
| URN | 105791 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 19 March 2024, published 7 May 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Mills Hill Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Boarshaw Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Alkrington Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Middleton Parish Church School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Rochdale
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