Hopwood Community Primary School Catchment Area
Hopwood Community Primary School is a community primary school in Heywood, Rochdale , serving pupils aged 4-11, with 419 pupils, and a capacity of 420 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
4-11
Age range
419
Pupils
420
Capacity
100%
Fill rate
Outstanding
Ofsted 2024
Hopwood Community Primary School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Hopwood Community Primary School?
The catchment area for Hopwood Community Primary School is the geographic zone Rochdale uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and siblings. Rochdale publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
The catchment area for Hopwood Community Primary School is set by Rochdale and reviewed annually. Children living within the catchment boundary receive priority consideration when applications exceed the number of available places.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Rochdale before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Rochdale catchment area documents →Hopwood Community Primary School: at or above its 420 place limit
Hopwood Community Primary School has a published admission number of 420 places. 419 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 420 places. Rochdale allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 20% of pupils at Hopwood Community Primary School are eligible for free school meals, broadly in line with the national average. This reflects a mixed catchment population across Rochdale.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Rochdale publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Find Rochdale school admissions →
Hopwood Community Primary School: School Information
- Full address
- Magdala Street, Heywood, OL10 2HN
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- School type
- Community school
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Free school meals
- 20% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 105798
Other Primary Schools in Heywood
If Hopwood Community Primary School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Heywood are the next closest alternatives.
Harwood Park Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OL10 1DG
St Luke's Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · OL10 4XB
All Souls Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · OL10 4DF
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · OL10 4BB
Woodland Community Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OL10 3BX
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Catchment Area
Academy sponsor led · OL10 3PD
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to Hopwood Community Primary School by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Hopwood Community Primary School
What is the catchment area for Hopwood Community Primary School? ▾
The catchment area for Hopwood Community Primary School is the geographic zone Rochdale uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and siblings. Rochdale publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Hopwood Community Primary School oversubscribed? ▾
Hopwood Community Primary School is operating close to its capacity of 420 places (100% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Hopwood Community Primary School? ▾
Admission to Hopwood Community Primary School is managed by Rochdale. When oversubscribed, places go to looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment area distance. Always verify the current policy with the council before applying.
What age range does Hopwood Community Primary School cover? ▾
Hopwood Community Primary School is a primary school in Heywood, Rochdale, serving pupils aged 4-11. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Hopwood Community Primary School? ▾
Hopwood Community Primary School was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2024. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.