Rochdale schools and admissions data

Rochdale Borough Council has 75 primary schools and 24 secondary schools. 7% of Rochdale's schools are private schools. 45 state schools in Rochdale follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 43 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Rochdale

  1. Outstanding 10
  2. Good 63
  3. Requires Improvement 7
  4. Inadequate 4

Most popular state schools
in Rochdale in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Deeplish Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Rochdale

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Kentmere Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Smallbridge, Rochdale

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Halifax Road, Rochdale

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Sandbrook Community Primary School

    Community school • Rochdale

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  5. 5

    Moorhouse Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Milnrow, Rochdale

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  6. 6

    Broadfield Community Primary School

    Community school • Rochdale

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  7. 7

    Harwood Park Primary School

    Community school • Heywood

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  8. 8

    Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale

    Voluntary aided school • Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Darnhill, Heywood

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  10. 10

    Lowerplace Primary School

    Community school • Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale

    Voluntary aided school • Alkrington, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Littleborough

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

    Voluntary aided school • Middleton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Little Heaton Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Middleton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  15. 15

    St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Heywood

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

    Voluntary aided school • Castleton, Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Marland Hill Community Primary School

    Community school • Off Roch Valley Way, Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Heybrook Primary School

    Community school • Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone

    Voluntary controlled school • Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Rochdale Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter • Rochdale

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Oulder Hill Community School and Language College

    Community school • Rochdale

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  3. 3

    Newhouse Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Heywood

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  4. 4

    Middleton Technology School

    Academy converter • Middleton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    St Cuthbert's RC High School

    Voluntary aided school • Thornham, Rochdale

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  6. 6

    Matthew Moss High School

    Community school • Marland, Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Matthew Moss High School

    Academy converter • Marland, Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Wardle Academy

    Academy converter • Wardle, Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    St Anne's Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Middleton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school • Middleton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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