Schools in Rochdale
There are 91 state-funded and grammar schools in Rochdale. 6 are rated Outstanding and 54 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Rochdale
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- Starting Reception in September 2027: applications close on 15 January 2027. Offers are sent on 16 April 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
All schools in Rochdale, by town
Bury
- Heap Bridge Village Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · BL9 7JP
Ofsted: Good
Heywood
- All Souls Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL10 4DF
Ofsted: Outstanding - Edgar Wood Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · OL10 2QN
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Harwood Park Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL10 1DG
Ofsted: Good - Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Year 7 - Year 11 · OL10 2AA
No rating on record - Hopwood Community Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · OL10 2HN
Ofsted: Outstanding - Newhouse Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · OL10 2NT
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Oak Haven School
Year 3 - Year 11 · OL10 3PY
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · OL10 3PD
Ofsted: Good - St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · OL10 2AA
Ofsted: Good - St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL10 4XB
Ofsted: Not judged - St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · OL10 3RD
Ofsted: Good - St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford
Nursery - Year 6 · OL10 4BB
Ofsted: Outstanding - Woodland Community Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · OL10 3BX
No rating on record
Littleborough
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · OL15 9DB
Ofsted: Good - Littleborough Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL15 9HW
Ofsted: Not judged - Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL15 0ES
Ofsted: Good - St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · OL15 8DU
Ofsted: Good - Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL15 9PR
Ofsted: Not judged
Manchester
- Alkrington Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · M24 1JZ
Ofsted: Good - Bamford Academy
Reception - Year 6 · OL11 5PS
Ofsted: Good - Bowlee Park Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · M24 4LA
Ofsted: Outstanding - Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · M24 2GL
Ofsted: Good - Dixons Middleton Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · M24 2GT
Ofsted: Good - Elm Wood Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · M24 2EG
Ofsted: Good - Hollin Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · M24 6JG
Ofsted: Good - Little Heaton Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · M24 4PU
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Middleton Parish Church School
Nursery - Year 6 · M24 5DL
Ofsted: Not judged - Newlands School
Reception - Year 6 · M24 6JG
No rating on record - Parkfield Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · M24 4AF
Ofsted: Good - Springside
Nursery - Year 6 · OL16 2SU
Ofsted: Good - St Anne's Church of England Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · M24 6XN
Ofsted: Good - St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · M24 2BE
Ofsted: Good - St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · M24 2PB
Ofsted: Good - St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton
Nursery - Year 6 · M24 5GL
Ofsted: Good - St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington
Reception - Year 6 · M24 1GD
Ofsted: Not judged - St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Reception - Year 6 · M24 1FL
Ofsted: Not judged - St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale
Nursery - Year 6 · M24 1PY
Ofsted: Not judged - Sunny Brow Nursery School
Nursery · M24 4AD
No rating on record
MANCHESTER
- Boarshaw Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · M24 2PB
Ofsted: Good
Rochdale
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Year 1 - Year 6 · OL16 2NU
Ofsted: Good - All Saints Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL12 0EL
Ofsted: Not judged - Ashfield Valley Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL11 1TA
Ofsted: Good - Belfield Community School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL16 2XW
Ofsted: Not judged - Brimrod Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL11 4NB
Ofsted: Good - Broadfield Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL16 1QT
Ofsted: Good - Caldershaw Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL12 7QL
Ofsted: Outstanding - Castleton Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL11 2QD
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Crossgates Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · OL16 3HB
Ofsted: Good - Deeplish Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · OL11 1LT
Ofsted: Good - Falinge Park High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · OL12 6LD
Ofsted: Good - Greenbank Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL12 0HZ
Ofsted: Good - Hamer Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL16 2SU
Ofsted: Good - Healey Foundation Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · OL12 0ST
No rating on record - Heybrook Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL12 9BJ
Ofsted: Good - Heywood Academy
OL10 4TW
No rating on record - Hollingworth Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · OL16 3DR
Ofsted: Good - Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · OL11 2DA
No rating on record - Howard Street Nursery School
Nursery · OL12 0PP
Ofsted: Good - Kentmere Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · OL12 9EE
Ofsted: Outstanding - Kingsway Park High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · OL16 4XA
No rating on record - Lowerplace Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · OL16 4UU
Ofsted: Good - Marland Hill Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL11 4QW
Ofsted: Good - Matthew Moss High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · OL11 3LU
Ofsted: Good - Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL12 7DJ
Ofsted: Good - Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · OL16 3JT
Ofsted: Good - Moorhouse Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · OL16 4DR
Ofsted: Good - Newhey Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL16 4JX
Ofsted: Good - Norden Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · OL12 7RQ
Ofsted: Good - Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · OL11 5EF
Ofsted: Not judged - Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Year 1 - Year 11 · OL16 2XW
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Redwood
OL11 5EW
Ofsted: Good - Rochdale Sixth Form College
OL12 6HY
No rating on record - Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · OL16 4AW
Ofsted: Good - Sandbrook Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL11 2LR
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Shawclough Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL12 6DE
Ofsted: Good - Spotland Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · OL12 6QG
Ofsted: Inadequate - St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · OL12 9QA
No rating on record - St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · OL16 4RX
Ofsted: Requires improvement - St Edward's Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · OL11 3AR
Ofsted: Not judged - St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Reception - Year 6 · OL11 2TN
Ofsted: Good - St James' Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · OL12 9JW
Ofsted: Good - St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · OL11 1EZ
Ofsted: Good - St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone
Year 1 - Year 6 · OL11 2HB
Ofsted: Good - St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · OL12 0ET
Ofsted: Good - St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL16 5JQ
Ofsted: Good - St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · OL16 3QZ
Ofsted: Good - St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · OL12 7QL
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Wardle Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · OL12 9RD
Ofsted: Good - Whittaker Moss Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · OL11 5XP
Ofsted: Good
Slattocks
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham
Reception - Year 6 · M24 2SB
Ofsted: Good