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Rochdale · North West · England

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Funded by the state and free to attend. Places are decided by the admission authority, not by distance alone.

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212 m0.1 mi straight-lineUngradedSchool remains Good

Shawclough Community Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Thrum Hall Lane, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 6DE

Phase
Primary
Ages
2–11
Type
Community school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
School remains GoodUngraded inspection 18 January 2023 · published 15 May 2023. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade, and Ofsted's data file does not repeat that grade here. Open the Ofsted report above to see it.
02
255 m0.2 mi straight-lineUngradedStandards maintained

Healey Foundation Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Earnshaw Avenue, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 0ST

Phase
Primary
Ages
4–11
Type
Foundation school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
None
Ofsted evidenceView details
Standards maintainedUngraded inspection 22 January 2025 · published 11 February 2025. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade, and Ofsted's data file does not repeat that grade here. Open the Ofsted report above to see it.
04
1,213 m0.8 mi straight-lineUngradedSchool remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

Falinge Park High School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Falinge Road, Shawclough, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 6LD

Phase
Secondary
Ages
11–16
Type
Academy converter
Admissions
Non-selective
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextUngraded inspection 3 February 2023 · published 28 March 2023. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade, and Ofsted's data file does not repeat that grade here. Open the Ofsted report above to see it.
05
1,241 m0.8 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Greenbank Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Greenbank Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 0HZ

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Community school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 28 September 2022 · published 10 November 2022 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
06
1,308 m0.8 mi straight-lineUngradedSchool remains Good

All Saints Church of England Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Maud Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 0EL

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Voluntary aided school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Church of England
Ofsted evidenceView details
Graded inspection · overall effectiveness not judgedInspected 7 May 2025. Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade in September 2024.Ungraded inspection 21 February 2020: School remains Good
07
1,372 m0.9 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Foxholes Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 0ET

Phase
Primary
Ages
4–11
Type
Academy converter
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Roman Catholic
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 21 November 2023 · published 24 January 2024 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
08
1,574 m1.0 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Howard Street Nursery School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Howard Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 0PP

Phase
Nursery
Ages
2–4
Type
Local authority nursery school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 27 June 2023 · published 13 September 2023 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 19 November 2021: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
09
1,597 m1.0 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Churchill Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 7DJ

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Community school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 27 February 2024 · published 29 April 2024 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
10
1,710 m1.1 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Tonacliffe Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Tonacliffe Road, Whitworth, Tonacliffe School, Tonacliffe Road, Whitworth, Lancashire, OL12 8SS

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Community school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 2 July 2024 · published 18 July 2024 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
12
1,781 m1.1 mi straight-lineOfsted 1Outstanding

Kentmere Primary Academy

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Kentmere Avenue, Smallbridge, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 9EE

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Academy sponsor led
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: OutstandingGraded inspection under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: School remains Outstanding. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 17 July 2024: School remains Outstanding

Independent (private)

2 nearby

Fee-paying. Most are inspected by Ofsted or an approved inspectorate, and many hold no published overall grade.

03
1,193 m0.7 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Rochdale Islamic Academy

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

36 Taylor Street, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL12 0HX

Phase
Not applicable
Ages
11–16
Type
Other independent school
Admissions
Non-selective
Sector
Independent
Character
None
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
11
1,726 m1.1 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Great Howarth School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Great Howarth Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 9HJ

Phase
Not applicable
Ages
7–18
Type
Other independent special school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
Independent
Character
None
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.

Distance boundary Straight-line from the postcode point, not a walking or driving route.

Admissions boundary Nearby does not mean in-catchment, eligible, available or preferred.

Inspection boundary Ofsted records are dated publications, not a current quality guarantee. Previous-framework overall grades remain labelled separately.

Source date GIAS 6 September 2026 · Ofsted 31 July 2026.

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