Bamford Academy

State-Funded School

bamford-academy-rochdale-north-west

North WestRegion

RochdaleLocal Authority

Heywood and Middleton NorthConstituency

OL11 5PSPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bamford Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Rochdale, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 324 pupils. Bamford Academy is part of Altus Education Partnership.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 65%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

30%

Asian

64%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

324

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 324
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Altus Education Partnership

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 2 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
4 Nov 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.