- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
43 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school87%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 234
Faith schools in Rochdale
All 42 faith schools in Rochdale. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford
Heywood, OL10 4BB · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
35 first choices, 31 offers made
Ready for secondary school76%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 228
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
83 first choices, 59 offers made
Ready for secondary school67%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 446
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Manchester, M24 1FL · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Catholic
Results close to the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
43 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school59%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 213
Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Rochdale, OL11 2DA · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
27 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school77%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 222
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Rochdale, OL12 9QA · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
41 first choices, 45 offers made
Ready for secondary school76%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 444
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Rochdale faith schools average.
27 first choices, 27 offers made
Ready for secondary school69%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 11Rochdale faith schools about 12
- Pupils
- 204
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Church of England
- Catholic
Results well above the Rochdale faith schools average, high absence.
181 first choices, 142 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Rochdale faith schools Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 768
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results above the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
16 first choices, 17 offers made
Ready for secondary school63%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 192
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Rochdale faith schools average, high absence.
275 first choices, 201 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Rochdale faith schools Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,186
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Rochdale, OL11 1EZ · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
23 first choices, 24 offers made
Ready for secondary school70%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 213
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Church of England
Results close to the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
23 first choices, 24 offers made
Ready for secondary school57%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 210
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results below the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
58 first choices, 59 offers made
Ready for secondary school53%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 455
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington
Manchester, M24 1GD · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
Results above the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
20 first choices, 27 offers made
Ready for secondary school65%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 205
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results above the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
25 first choices, 26 offers made
Ready for secondary school66%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 304
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Littleborough, OL15 9DB · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
23 first choices, 23 offers made
Ready for secondary school71%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 200
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Rochdale, OL16 4AW · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Rochdale faith schools average.
30 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school63%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 11Rochdale faith schools about 12
- Pupils
- 219
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy
Heywood, OL10 2AA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results above the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
43 first choices, 57 offers made
Ready for secondary school66%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 373
St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Rochdale, OL12 7QL · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Catholic
Results above the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
32 first choices, 38 offers made
Ready for secondary school65%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 343
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Littleborough, OL15 8DU · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
22 first choices, 23 offers made
Ready for secondary school56%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 200
St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham
Slattocks, M24 2SB · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results close to the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
14 first choices, 16 offers made
Ready for secondary school56%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 117
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results close to the Rochdale faith schools average, high absence.
198 first choices, 171 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Rochdale faith schools Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 817
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Rochdale, OL11 2TN · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well below the Rochdale faith schools average, low absence.
35 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school48%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 197
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Rochdale faith schools average.
29 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school67%
Rochdale faith schools 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 11Rochdale faith schools about 12
- Pupils
- 230
- Faith schools42
- Ready for secondary school58.4%
- Good or Outstanding85%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools44 of 4217 Catholic, 21 Church of England
- With a nursery class17take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals29.0%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Rochdale's faith schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Rochdale
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 15 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 2 of 27
- Good: 21 of 27
- Requires improvement: 4 of 27
- Inadequate: 0 of 27
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Rochdale
Half or more are faith schools.
44 of the 42 faith schools in Rochdale have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterCheck how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Faith schools in Rochdale, explained
There are 42 faith schools in Rochdale, teaching 12,290 children. 17 are run by the council and 20 are academies or free schools. Among them are 5 independent schools.
85% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
58.4% of pupils in Rochdale faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 87%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
29.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,567 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 17.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Rochdale18 faith schools
- Middleton9 faith schools
- Heywood6 faith schools
- Littleborough3 faith schools
- Milnrow1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many faith schools are in Rochdale?
There are 42 faith schools in Rochdale, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Rochdale?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Rochdale on Eduscope are All Souls Church of England Primary School, St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford and St Luke's Church of England Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Rochdale?
Rochdale has 2 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 21 are rated Good, meaning 85% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Rochdale ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Rochdale faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Rochdale is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.