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Best primary schools in Rochdale

55 of 71 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Rochdale schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Met expected standard (RWM) Ofsted Places Catchment
1 All Souls Church of England Primary School Heywood 87.0% Outstanding improving oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Ashfield Valley Primary School Rochdale 83.0% Good about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery Rochdale 76.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford Heywood 76.0% Outstanding improving about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 Whittaker Moss Primary School Rochdale 74.0% Good declining about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Alkrington Primary School Manchester 73.0% Good improving oversubscribed 1.22 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Bowlee Park Community Primary School Manchester 73.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.29 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Healey Foundation Primary School Rochdale 73.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Heybrook Primary School Rochdale 73.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Deeplish Primary Academy Rochdale 71.0% Good improving about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Littleborough 71.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Kentmere Primary Academy Rochdale 71.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Littleborough Community Primary School Littleborough 70.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 All Saints Church of England Primary School Rochdale 69.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
15 Brimrod Community Primary School Rochdale 68.0% Good undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
16 Hopwood Community Primary School Heywood 68.0% Outstanding improving about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
17 St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School Manchester 67.0% Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
18 St Luke's Church of England Primary School Heywood 67.0% Not judged oversubscribed 1.41 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
19 Greenbank Primary School Rochdale 66.0% Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
20 Hollin Primary School Manchester hidden gem 66.0% Good undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
21 St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy Heywood hidden gem 66.0% Good undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
22 St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale 66.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
23 St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington Manchester 65.0% Not judged declining undersubscribed 0.74 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
24 Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School Rochdale 63.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
25 Parkfield Primary School Manchester 63.0% Good oversubscribed 1.34 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
26 Shawclough Community Primary School Rochdale 63.0% Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
27 Crossgates Primary School Rochdale 62.0% Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
28 Marland Hill Community Primary School Rochdale 60.0% Good declining about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
29 Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School Littleborough 59.0% Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
30 St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale Manchester 59.0% Not judged oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
31 St James' Church of England Primary School Rochdale 57.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
32 Boarshaw Community Primary School MANCHESTER hidden gem 56.0% Good undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
33 Newhey Community Primary School Rochdale 56.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
34 St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham Slattocks 56.0% Good about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
35 Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Rochdale hidden gem 55.0% Good improving undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
36 Castleton Primary School Rochdale 55.0% Requires improvement about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
37 Hamer Community Primary School Rochdale hidden gem 55.0% Good undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
38 Moorhouse Academy Rochdale 55.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
39 St Edward's Church of England Primary School Rochdale 54.0% Not judged about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
40 Woodland Community Primary School Heywood hidden gem 54.0% Good improving undersubscribed 0.65 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
41 St Peter's Church of England Primary School Rochdale 53.0% Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
42 Sandbrook Community Primary School Rochdale 51.0% Requires improvement about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
43 St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale Manchester 51.0% Not judged about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
44 Bamford Academy Manchester hidden gem 50.0% Good undersubscribed 0.65 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
45 Belfield Community School Rochdale 49.0% Not judged about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
46 Harwood Park Primary School Heywood hidden gem 49.0% Good undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
47 Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Heywood 48.0% Good undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
48 St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale Rochdale 48.0% Good oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
49 St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton Manchester 48.0% Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
50 Broadfield Community Primary School Rochdale 45.0% Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
51 Elm Wood Primary School Manchester 43.0% Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
52 Lowerplace Primary School Rochdale 41.0% Good declining about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
53 Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School Rochdale hidden gem 39.0% Good undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
54 Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School Littleborough 37.0% Not judged declining about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
55 Little Heaton Church of England Primary School Manchester 0.0% Requires improvement undersubscribed 0.7 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Rochdale

16 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Rochdale, not a fairer one.

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