Schools in Rochdale
103 schools in the Rochdale local authority.
Schools
103
Open schools
Pupils
38,083
2025–26 census
Good or better
87%
68 of 78 graded
Academic Performance
4.2
out of 10 · 88 schools
Ofsted ratings
- Outstanding
- 8 10%
- Good
- 60 77%
- Requires improvement
- 9 12%
- Inadequate
- 1 1%
6 inspected since 2024, no overall grade6 superseded by a report card19 not judged1 in a category of concern
4.2
Academic PerformanceAveraged over 88 of 103 schools that can be scored
Pupils
38,083
pupils on roll
Boys 51%49% Girls
Roll from 102 of 103 schools (38,083 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Ethnicity
White
56%Asian
26%Black
8%Mixed
6%Chinese
<1%Any other group
2%Unclassified
<1%Ethnicity from 89 of 103 schools (37,610 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Pupil characteristics
- Free school meals
- 33.4%
- First language not English
- 27.8%
- Young carers
- <1%
12,562 of 37,610 pupils · 89 of 103 schools
10,443 of 37,610 pupils · 89 of 103 schools
176 of 37,489 pupils · 87 of 103 schools
Schools by phase
- Primary
- 72
- Secondary
- 13
- All-through
- 1
- Special
- 7
- Nursery
- 2
- PRU
- 1
- Not recorded
- 7
Top primary schools in Rochdale
The 20 highest-scoring primary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.All Souls Church of England Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 2.Hopwood Community Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary9.7/10Outstanding
- 3.Bowlee Park Community Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary9.6/10Outstanding
- 4.St Michael's Church of England Primary School, BamfordRochdale · Primary9.6/10Outstanding
- 5.Caldershaw Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary9.4/10Outstanding
- 6.Kentmere Primary AcademyRochdale · Primary9.4/10Outstanding
- 7.Hollin Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary8.5/10Good
- 8.Healey Foundation Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary8.2/10Good
- 9.Littleborough Community Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary7.8/10
- 10.Crossgates Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary7.7/10Good
- 11.Ashfield Valley Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary7.4/10Good
- 12.Whittaker Moss Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary7.4/10Good
- 13.Brimrod Community Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary7.2/10Good
- 14.St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary7.2/10
- 15.All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary7.0/10
- 16.Deeplish Primary AcademyRochdale · Primary6.9/10Good
- 17.St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and NurseryRochdale · Primary6.8/10Good
- 18.Alkrington Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary5.9/10Good
- 19.Shawclough Community Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary5.9/10Good
- 20.St James' Church of England Primary SchoolRochdale · Primary5.9/10Good
Top secondary schools in Rochdale
The highest-scoring secondary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Hollingworth AcademyRochdale · Secondary7.9/10Good
- 2.Oulder Hill Leadership AcademyRochdale · Secondary6.2/10
- 3.Falinge Park High SchoolRochdale · Secondary5.5/10Good
- 4.Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England CollegeRochdale · Secondary3.7/10Good
- 5.Wardle AcademyRochdale · Secondary3.7/10Good
- 6.St Anne's Church of England AcademyRochdale · Secondary2.7/10Good
- 7.Middleton Technology SchoolRochdale · Secondary2.5/10Good
- 8.Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High SchoolRochdale · Secondary2.4/10Good
- 9.Matthew Moss High SchoolRochdale · Secondary2.3/10Good
- 10.Kingsway Park High SchoolRochdale · Secondary1.3/10Good
- 11.Edgar Wood AcademyRochdale · Secondary0.6/10Requires improvement
- 12.Newhouse AcademyRochdale · Secondary0.2/10Requires improvement
- 13.St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyRochdale · Secondary0.2/10Requires improvement
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About schools in Rochdale
- How many schools are there in Rochdale?
- Rochdale has 103 open schools — 72 primary, 13 secondary, 7 special, 2 nursery, teaching 38,083 pupils in total.
- How many schools in Rochdale are rated Good or Outstanding?
- 68 of the 78 schools holding an Ofsted grade — 87% — are rated Good or Outstanding, including 8 rated Outstanding. That share is measured against graded schools, not all 103: a school inspected since September 2024 has no overall grade at all.
- What is the average Academic Performance in Rochdale?
- 4.2 out of 10, averaged across the 88 schools here that can be scored, where 5 is the national average. Academic Performance combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment and is ranked against comparable schools, so it is neither figure on its own.
- Why do some Rochdale schools have no Ofsted rating?
- 25 schools in Rochdale currently hold no overall grade. Ofsted stopped awarding single-word judgements in September 2024 and moved to a report card of separately graded areas, so schools inspected since then have no overall rating whatever the inspection found. Their profiles show the report card instead.
- What does Rochdale local authority do?
- A local authority is the body responsible for state education in its area — the level most admissions and school-place decisions are made at. Rochdale covers 103 schools and sits in the North West region. It does not run academies or independent schools directly, though it still coordinates admissions for most of them.
- How many pupils in Rochdale are eligible for free school meals?
- 33.4% — 12,562 of 37,610 pupils at the 89 schools that report it. Independent schools file a return with roll and sex only, so they are outside this figure rather than counted as zero.
Part of the North West region.