Lowerplace Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Rochdale, United Kingdom with 533 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 8 May 2019. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Children's Welfare Officer (closes 18 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Karen Martin, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
533 pupils · 50% girls · 33.8% eligible for free school meals · 47.8% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
73 (13.7%) on SEN support · 20 (3.8%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
We are seeking to appoint a dedicated professional to join our School Leadership Team in the role of Children's Welfare Officer and Designated Safeguarding Lead / DDSL. If you can…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
41%
1%
2023/24
39%
0%
2022/23
57%
5%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
8 May 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
28.1
19.0
–
0
£46,432
2024/25
27.7
20.2
13%
0
£43,797
2023/24
26.2
21.1
18%
0
£40,677
2022/23
26.0
19.7
23%
0
£38,476
2021/22
22.2
22.2
23%
1
£39,573
2020/21
23.2
20.2
13%
0
£37,267
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
20.2
24.6
5%
0
£36,006
2018/19
22.6
21.9
17%
0
£35,022
2017/18
21.0
23.9
15%
1
£33,752
2016/17
23.8
20.9
25%
0
£35,997
2015/16
22.6
21.6
13%
0
£33,242
2014/15
20.7
22.7
10%
0
£32,049
2013/14
19.6
24.4
27%
0
£32,617
2012/13
19.0
24.1
27%
0
£33,398
2011/12
21.5
20.6
29%
0
£33,980
2010/11
21.0
18.9
19%
0
£33,820
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
5.6%
2.3%
16.8%
1.4%
2024/25
6.1%
2.4%
19.4%
2.1%
2023/24
7.6%
2.0%
27.8%
1.0%
2022/23
8.0%
2.6%
29.1%
1.5%
2021/22
7.0%
2.4%
24.3%
0.7%
2020/21
3.8%
1.2%
10.6%
1.4%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.7%
1.8%
14.2%
0.8%
2017/18
4.8%
1.7%
13.2%
2.7%
2016/17
4.3%
1.7%
12.0%
0.4%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.