North West
Schools in Rochdale
104 schools, 37,955 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 33.8.
Ofsted across Rochdale
Good51
Requires improvement6
Outstanding6
Inadequate1
No overall grade40
64 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 40 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
All schools in Rochdale
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rochdale | Good 2024 | — |
| Alkrington Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | — |
| All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| All Souls Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Heywood | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Ashfield Valley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| Bamford AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2023 | — |
| Beech House SchoolOther independent school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Belfield Community SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Boarshaw Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | MANCHESTER | Good 2022 | — |
| Bowlee Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Brimrod Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2024 | — |
| Broadfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| Brookland SchoolOther independent special school | Royton | No grade | — |
| Caldershaw Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochdale | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2022 | 40.9 |
| Castleton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Cedar Lodge SchoolOther independent special school | Preston | No grade | — |
| Crossgates Primary SchoolFoundation school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| Darul Madinah Rochdale LtdOther independent school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Darul Madinah Rochdale LtdOther independent school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Deeplish Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Dixons Middleton AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2024 | 40.3 |
| Edgar Wood AcademyFree schools | Heywood | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Elizabeth House SchoolOther independent school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Elm Wood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2024 | — |
| Falinge Park High SchoolAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| Great Howarth SchoolOther independent special school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Greenbank Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2022 | — |
| Hamer Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2024 | — |
| Harwood Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Heywood | Good 2024 | — |
| Healey Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Healey Learning CentreOther independent special school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Heap Bridge Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bury | Good 2023 | — |
| Heybrook Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| Hollin Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2024 | — |
| Hollingworth AcademyAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2022 | 51.1 |
| Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England CollegeVoluntary aided school | Heywood | No grade | 43.4 |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Littleborough | Good 2024 | — |
| Hopwood Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Heywood | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Hopwood Hall CollegeFurther education | Manchester | No grade | — |
| Howard Street Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| Kentmere Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rochdale | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Kingsway Park High SchoolAcademy converter | Rochdale | No grade | 35.3 |
| Little Heaton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Requires improvement 2022 | — |
| Littleborough Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Littleborough | No grade | — |
| Lowerplace Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2024 | — |
| Marland Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| Matthew Moss High SchoolAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2024 | 39.4 |
| Meadows SchoolOther independent special school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2024 | — |
| Middleton Parish Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | No grade | — |
| Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| Moorhouse AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| Newhey Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Newhouse AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Heywood | Requires improvement 2023 | 38.9 |
| Newlands SchoolCommunity special school | Manchester | No grade | — |
| Norden Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| Nuqtah Primary SchoolOther independent school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Oak Haven SchoolCommunity special school | Heywood | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Oulder Hill Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rochdale | No grade | 44.4 |
| Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Heywood | Good 2023 | — |
| Parkfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | — |
| RedwoodCommunity special school | Rochdale | Good 2022 | — |
| Rochdale Islamic AcademyOther independent school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Rochdale Islamic AcademyOther independent school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Rochdale Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2024 | — |
| Sandbrook Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Shawclough Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation school | Littleborough | Good 2023 | — |
| Spotland Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rochdale | Inadequate 2024 | — |
| SpringsideCommunity special school | Manchester | Good 2022 | — |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| St Anne's Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2024 | 44.1 |
| St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rochdale | Requires improvement 2022 | 39.7 |
| St Edward's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Good 2024 | — |
| St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, RochdaleVoluntary aided school | Rochdale | Good 2024 | — |
| St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2024 | — |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, ThornhamAcademy converter | Slattocks | Good 2022 | — |
| St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2021 | — |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Heywood | Good 2020 | — |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Heywood | No grade | — |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Heywood | Good 2024 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BalderstoneAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2022 | — |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, MiddletonVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | — |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Littleborough | Good 2021 | — |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, AlkringtonVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No grade | — |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, BamfordVoluntary aided school | Heywood | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Rochdale | Good 2022 | — |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, RochdaleVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No grade | — |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, RochdaleVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No grade | — |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Rochdale | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Littleborough | No grade | — |
| Sunny Brow Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Manchester | No grade | — |
| Wardle AcademyAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2022 | 44.1 |
| Whitehall AcademyOther independent special school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Whittaker Moss Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| Willow View SchoolOther independent special school | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Woodland Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Heywood | No grade | — |