Spotland Primary Academy
Primary school in Rochdale. Inadequate (Jul 2024). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 2 July 2024, report published 24 September 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Spotland Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Spotland Primary Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around July 2028
The last inspection was in July 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesMeanwood Community Nursery and Primary School
Good (Feb 2024)
- 0.6 milesBroadfield Community Primary School
Good (Dec 2023)
- 0.7 milesGreenbank Primary School
Good (Sep 2022)
- 0.8 milesSt Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
Good (Nov 2023)
- 0.9 milesAll Saints Church of England Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (May 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.