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Catholic schools in Rochdale

All 8 Catholic schools in Rochdale.

8 schools in Rochdale

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  1. 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 catholic schools average, low absence.

    27 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1177%

    Rochdale catholic schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.1%Rochdale catholic schools 7.7%
    Pupils
    222
    Pupils per teacher
    23.1
    View school Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
  2. 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 above the Rochdale catholic schools average, low absence.

    23 first choices, 24 offers made

    Met the standard at 1170%

    Rochdale catholic schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.2%Rochdale catholic schools 7.7%
    Pupils
    213
    Pupils per teacher
    18.5
    View school St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
  3. St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Rochdale, OL12 0ET · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Rochdale catholic schools average, low absence.

    25 first choices, 26 offers made

    Met the standard at 1166%

    Rochdale catholic schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.5%Rochdale catholic schools 7.7%
    Pupils
    304
    Pupils per teacher
    20.3
    View school St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
  4. 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 close to the Rochdale catholic schools average, low absence.

    30 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1163%

    Rochdale catholic schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.7%Rochdale catholic schools 7.7%
    Pupils
    219
    Pupils per teacher
    22.7
    View school Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
  5. 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 close to the Rochdale catholic schools average, low absence.

    32 first choices, 38 offers made

    Met the standard at 1165%

    Rochdale catholic schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.1%Rochdale catholic schools 7.7%
    Pupils
    343
    Pupils per teacher
    20.9
    View school St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
  6. 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 catholic schools average, low absence.

    35 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1148%

    Rochdale catholic schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.3%Rochdale catholic schools 7.7%
    Pupils
    197
    Pupils per teacher
    21.6
    View school St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
  7. Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Rochdale, OL16 2NU · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Rochdale catholic schools average.

    8 first choices, 12 offers made

    Met the standard at 1155%

    Rochdale catholic schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    7.6%Rochdale catholic schools 7.7%
    Pupils
    117
    Pupils per teacher
    16.7
    View school Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
  8. St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

    Rochdale, OL16 4RX · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Rochdale catholic schools average, high absence.

    103 first choices, 127 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1637.9

    Rochdale catholic schools 37.9England 46.2

    Days missed
    10.6%Rochdale catholic schools 7.7%
    Pupils
    1,023
    Pupils per teacher
    15.7
    View school St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
The big picture

How Rochdale's Catholic schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Rochdale 64%England 62%St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale: 48%Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 55%Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 63%St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 65%St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School: 66%St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 70%Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 77%0%25%50%75%100%
Catholic schools in Rochdale

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Rochdale average 6.1%St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale: 4.3%Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 5.1%St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 5.1%St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 5.2%St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School: 5.5%Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy: 5.7%Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 7.6%St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy: 10.6%0%4%8%12%16%
Catholic schools in Rochdale

Ofsted grades in Rochdale

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 8
  • Good: 6 of 8
  • Requires improvement: 2 of 8
  • Inadequate: 0 of 8
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Rochdale

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    18 of the 8 Catholic 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.

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  2. Check 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

Catholic schools in Rochdale, explained

There are 8 Catholic schools in Rochdale, teaching 2,638 children. 1 are run by the council and 7 are academies or free schools.

75% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

64.0% of pupils in Rochdale catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 48% to 77%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

34.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,494 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 23.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Catholic schools near me, or everything in Rochdale.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Rochdale?
There are 8 Catholic schools in Rochdale, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Rochdale?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Rochdale on Eduscope are Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic 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 Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Rochdale is 18:1. 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.

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