Rochdale schools and admissions data

Rochdale Borough Council has 76 primary schools and 26 secondary schools. 9% of Rochdale's schools are private schools. 39 state schools in Rochdale follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 49 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Rochdale

  1. Outstanding 10
  2. Good 58
  3. Requires Improvement 8
  4. Inadequate 4

Most popular state schools
in Rochdale in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Caldershaw Primary School

    Community school • Rochdale

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford

    Voluntary aided school • Heywood

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Hollin Primary School

    Community school • Middleton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    St James' Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Wardle, Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    All Souls Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Heywood

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Kentmere Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Smallbridge, Rochdale

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Heywood

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Hopwood Community Primary School

    Community school • Heywood

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Ashfield Valley Primary School

    Community school • Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

    Voluntary aided school • Middleton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington

    Voluntary aided school • Alkrington, Manchester

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  12. 12

    All Saints Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Littleborough

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school • Littleborough

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

    Voluntary aided school • Middleton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Alkrington Primary School

    Community school • Alkrington, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone

    Voluntary controlled school • Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Marland Hill Community Primary School

    Community school • Off Roch Valley Way, Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

    Voluntary aided school • Kirkholt, Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Hollingworth Academy

    Academy converter • Milnrow, Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College

    Voluntary aided school • Wilton Grove, Heywood

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Wardle Academy

    Academy converter • Wardle, Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Middleton Technology School

    Academy converter • Middleton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Matthew Moss High School

    Academy converter • Marland, Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school • Middleton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Newhouse Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Heywood

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  8. 8

    St Anne's Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Middleton, Manchester

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  9. 9

    Redwood

    Community special school • Rochdale

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Rochdale Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter • Rochdale

    Ofsted: None

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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