North West
Primary 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.
Primary schools in Rochdale
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Heywood | Outstanding 2023 | 87% |
| Ashfield Valley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | 83% |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, BamfordVoluntary aided school | Heywood | Outstanding 2024 | 76% |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Rochdale | No grade | 76% |
| Whittaker Moss Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | 74% |
| Heybrook Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | 73% |
| Alkrington Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 73% |
| Healey Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation school | Rochdale | No grade | 73% |
| Bowlee Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Outstanding 2023 | 73% |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Littleborough | Good 2024 | 71% |
| Deeplish Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rochdale | No grade | 71% |
| Kentmere Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rochdale | Outstanding 2024 | 71% |
| Littleborough Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Littleborough | No grade | 70% |
| All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Rochdale | No grade | 69% |
| Brimrod Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2024 | 68% |
| Hopwood Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Heywood | Outstanding 2024 | 68% |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Heywood | No grade | 67% |
| St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 67% |
| Greenbank Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2022 | 66% |
| Hollin Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 66% |
| St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2023 | 66% |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Heywood | Good 2020 | 66% |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, AlkringtonVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No grade | 65% |
| Shawclough Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | 63% |
| Parkfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 63% |
| Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | 63% |
| Crossgates Primary SchoolFoundation school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | 62% |
| Marland Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | 60% |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, RochdaleVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No grade | 59% |
| Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation school | Littleborough | Good 2023 | 59% |
| St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochdale | No grade | 57% |
| Boarshaw Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | MANCHESTER | Good 2022 | 56% |
| Newhey Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | No grade | 56% |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, ThornhamAcademy converter | Slattocks | Good 2022 | 56% |
| Castleton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | No grade | 55% |
| Hamer Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2024 | 55% |
| Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rochdale | Good 2024 | 55% |
| Moorhouse AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rochdale | Good 2023 | 55% |
| St Edward's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Rochdale | No grade | 54% |
| Woodland Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Heywood | No grade | 54% |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Rochdale | Good 2022 | 53% |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, RochdaleVoluntary aided school | Manchester | No grade | 51% |
| Sandbrook Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochdale | No grade | 51% |
| Bamford AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2023 | 50% |
| Belfield Community SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | No grade | 49% |
| Harwood Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Heywood | Good 2024 | 49% |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, MiddletonVoluntary aided school | Manchester | Good 2023 | 48% |
| St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, RochdaleVoluntary aided school | Rochdale | Good 2024 | 48% |
| Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Heywood | Good 2023 | 48% |
| Broadfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2023 | 45% |
| Elm Wood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Manchester | Good 2024 | 43% |
| Lowerplace Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2024 | 41% |
| Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary SchoolCommunity school | Rochdale | Good 2024 | 39% |
| Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Littleborough | No grade | 37% |
| Little Heaton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Requires improvement 2022 | 0% |
| Heap Bridge Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bury | Good 2023 | — |
| Norden Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BalderstoneAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2022 | — |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2023 | — |
| Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Rochdale | No grade | — |
| Spotland Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Rochdale | Inadequate 2024 | — |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2024 | — |
| St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Rochdale | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Littleborough | Good 2021 | — |
| St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Rochdale | Good 2021 | — |
| St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Manchester | Good 2024 | — |
| Caldershaw Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Rochdale | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Middleton Parish Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | No grade | — |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Heywood | Good 2024 | — |