Primary school in Rochdale
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Ann Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 1EZ
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 11 November 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Full — 213 pupils against 210 places
- Girls / boys
- 108 / 105
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Rochdale 015D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 25%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 33%
- Households owning their home
- 48%
- Households in social housing
- 22%
- Households with no car
- 36%
- Adults economically inactive
- 52%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Lisa Campbell
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward
- Milkstone & Deeplish
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- URN
- 151819
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deeplish Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 71% | 0.3 mi |
| Broadfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 45% | 0.3 mi |
| Nuqtah Primary SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.4 mi |
| Ashfield Valley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 83% | 0.6 mi |
| Lowerplace Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 41% | 0.7 mi |
| Brimrod Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 68% | 0.7 mi |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 53% | 0.8 mi |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BalderstoneAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 0.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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