Newhey Community Primary School
Community school in Rochdale, Rochdale.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 285 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 295 |
| Free school meals | 30.20% |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Address | Hawthorn Lane, Newhey, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 4JX |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.newhey.rochdale.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01706847658 |
| URN | 105789 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 17 March 2026, published 13 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 1 December 2021, published 23 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| 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 Thomas' Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Rushcroft Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Crossgates Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Moorhouse Academy (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Beal Vale Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- East Crompton St James CofE Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Rochdale
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.