Rochdale Pupil Referral Service

State-Funded School

rochdale-pupil-referral-service-rochdale-north-west

North WestRegion

RochdaleLocal Authority

RochdaleConstituency

OL16 2XWPostcode

0.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Rochdale Pupil Referral Service is a state-funded pru for pupils aged 5–16, located in Rochdale, North West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 136 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

136

Total Pupils

63%Boys

37%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

70%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: PRU
Age range: 5 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 136
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
3 Jul 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
5 Dec 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.