Statutory Information

School name:

Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service

Postal address

KS3 & 4 Centre

Heights Lane

Rochdale

OL10 0PZ

Turnaround Centre

Saxon Hall 

Samson Street

Belfield

Rochdale

OL16 2XW

Year 11 Centre

St Albans House

Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1UQ

Telephone number

KS3 & KS4 Centre: 03003038384 (Option 2)

Turnaround Centre: 03003038384 (Option 1)

Yr11 Centre: 01706 801918

Name of person who deals with queries from parents, carers and the public

Headteacher: David Shields dshields@raiserochdale.org

Deputy Headteacher Ks3 & Ks4 Centre:

Clare Kempckemp@raiserochdale.org

Deputy Headteacher Turnaround Centre:

Caroline Durns cdurns@raiserochdale.oeg

Deputy Headteacher Year 11 Centre:

Rhiannon Hutchins rhutchins@raiserochdale.org

Name and contact details of your special educational needs (SEN)
co-ordinator (SENCO)

SENDCO: Mrs Anna Swailes  office@raiserochdale.org

Official start and end time of the compulsory school day

Official start time - 9.00am

Official end time - 2.30pm

Number of individuals (if any) earning over £100k, in £10k bandings (a table is recommended, update annually)

£100,000 - £110,000 - Nil

£110,000 - £120,000 - x1

A link to your school’s dedicated page on the ‘schools financial benchmarking’ service 

https://financial-benchmarking-and-insights-tool.education.gov.uk/school/133409

Statement of ethos and values. Behaviour principles written statement

Please refer to the Vision and Values section of our website for further information. 

A link to, or copy of, your most recent Ofsted report  

50251507

A link to the school and college performance measures website
and your school’s performance measures page

Please refer to the Data section of our website for further information.

Privacy notices*

Please refer to the Privacy Notice & GDPR section of our website for further information. 

Details of the amount of time off taken by staff who are union officials to carry out their union duties**

Time is provided for workplace representatives to carry out their official union duties, A breakdown of that time can be obtained from the respective union.

Equality objectives (update at least every 4 years)*

Details of how you comply with the public sector equality duty (update annually)*

Accessibility statement**

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory Information section of our website for further details. 

Gender pay gap data***

Please refer to the Charging and Remissions policy in the Policies and Statutory Information section of our website for further details. 

Behaviour policy

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory Information section of our website for further details. 

Charging and remissions policy

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory Information section of our website for further details. 

Complaints policy*

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory Information section of our website for further details. 

Your relationships education, or relationships and sex education (RSE), policy**

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory Information section of our website for further details. 

Uniform policy

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory Information section of our website for further details. 

Attendance policy

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory Information section of our website for further details. 

The SEN information specified in Schedule 1 of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014*

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory Information and SEND Information section of our website for further details. 

Information* as to:

• Your admission arrangements for pupils with disabilities

• The steps you’ve taken to prevent pupils with disabilities from being treated less favourably than other pupils

• The facilities you provide to help pupils with disabilities to access the school

• Your accessibility plan**

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory Information section of our website for further details. 

Curriculum

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory information and our Curriculum section of this  website for further details. 

For further Curriculum information please contact ckemp@raiserochdale.org

Details of your remote learning provision – this is no longer a requirement, but the DfE says you should publish it

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory Information section of our website for further details. 

Key Stage (KS) 1: the names of any phonics or reading schemes you’re using

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory information and our Curriculum section of this  website for further details. 

Key Stage 4 (KS4): a list of courses available to pupils, including GCSEs

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory information and our Curriculum section of this  website for further details. 

Information explaining that parents and carers can withdraw their children from any/all RE lessons

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory Information section of our website for further information. 

A link to your local authority’s website for parents/carers who wish to find out about your school’s admission and appeal arrangements 

School admissions and appeals – Rochdale Borough Council

Pupil premium strategy statement (using the DfE’s template), by 31 December

The impact of the previous year’s expenditure

Amount of pupil premium allocation for the current year

A summary of the main barriers to educational achievement faced by eligible pupils at your school

How you’ll spend the funding to address those barriers and the evidence that supports that approach*

How the impact will be measured

Please refer to the Policies and Statutory Information section and Pupil Premium section of our website for further details. 

The date when you’ll next review your pupil premium strategy 

September 2026

Sports Premium: How much funding your school received. Details of how your school spent, or will spend, the funding 

The impact of the funding on pupils’ PE and sport participation and attainment 

How you’ll make sure these improvements are sustainable 

The percentage of pupils within your year 6 cohort that can do each of the following:

• Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres 

• Use a range of strokes effectively

• Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations 

Please refer to the PE and Sports Premium Information section of our website for further details 

The name, email address and telephone number of your careers leader (use a school number, to avoid publishing their personal one, in line with the UK GDPR)

Ian Giles

igiles@raiserochdale.org.uk

Telephone number: 03003038384 (Option 1)

Information about your careers programme, including: 

• A summary of it, including details
  of how pupils, parents/carers, teachers and employers can access information about it

• How you measure and assess the impact of it on pupils

• The date when you’ll next review the published information

Provider access policy statement

Please refer to the Careers Information  section of our website for further detail.

Your most recent* KS2 performance data, as published by the secretary of state, comprising:

% of pupils who achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (combined). % of pupils who achieved a higher standard in reading, writing and maths (combined)

Progress scores in reading, writing and maths**

Average scaled scores
in reading and maths

Key Stage 2 Performance Data and Cohort Context

During the 2024/25 academic year, our Year 6 cohort comprised pupils with significant social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs. Of this cohort, 67% arrived without an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) in place. A further 33% of pupils joined the PRS too late in the academic year for the EHCP assessment process to be completed; however, these pupils have since received the necessary assessments to allow future educational settings to apply for formal plans.

As part of transition planning, 67% of this year’s cohort will move on to special school placements, while 33% are expected to reintegrate into mainstream schools in the 2025/26 academic year.

Due to the complex SEMH profiles, disrupted educational histories, and varied entry points of the pupils, the decision was taken not to participate in statutory Key Stage 2 assessments (SATs) during 2024/25. This decision aligns with the service’s individualised, needs-led approach to assessment and curriculum design, ensuring that education remains accessible, appropriate, and conducive to emotional regulation and readiness for learning.

In the previous academic year (2023/24), where statutory assessments were undertaken:

• 50% of pupils achieved results in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) and Mathematics.

• 25% achieved the expected national standard in Reading.

These outcomes reflect the service’s focus on personalised learning, emotional development, and rehabilitative education pathways rather than direct comparison with national performance measures, given the transient nature and high level of individual need across the PRS cohort.

Your most recent KS4 performance data, as published by the secretary of state, comprising:

Progress 8 score

Please refer to the Data  Information section of our website for further information. 

Attainment 8 score

% of pupils who achieved a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (combined)

% of pupils staying in education or going into employment after KS4

Please refere to our Data section on the website. 

The structure and responsibilities of the governing board and its committees, and full names of the chair of each

The management committee plays a strategic and advisory role in setting out and maintaining the vision, aims and objectives of Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service in conjunction with the Local Authority. This is to ensure that all pupils are safe, have their needs met, make appropriate progress and receive a good standard of education. 

Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service Committe Members:

• Stephen Griffiths - Chair

• Rachel Dardis - Headteacher Broadfield Community School ( Safeguarding Link)

• James Glennie - Headteacher Wardle Academy

• Karen Ames - Headteacher Holy Family RC & CE College (Vice Chair)

• Lindsay Torrance - Headteacher Castleton Primary School

• Rhiannon Hutchins - Staff Member

• David Shields - Headteacher