Schools in Rochdale
Rochdale has 64 schools including 41 primaries and 8 secondaries, spread across towns such as Heywood, Middleton and Littleborough. Rochdale Council co-ordinates admissions for community schools, but 26 academies and 19 faith schools (primarily Church of England and Roman Catholic) apply their own criteria.
Oversubscription at popular Rochdale primaries is often settled by straight-line distance, though a number of Roman Catholic schools draw pupils from a much wider parish catchment. The council publishes 'last distance offered' data in its annual admissions booklet, usually released in October.
School demand in Rochdale
Across the 48 schools in Rochdale with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 92%. 13 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
19 schools in Rochdale have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
26 of the schools in Rochdale are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Rochdale, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
25 of the schools in Rochdale have a current Ofsted rating, of which 19 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Rochdale: 9 oversubscribed (41)
Brimrod Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rochdale · OL11 4NB
Castleton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rochdale · OL11 2QD
Shawclough Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rochdale · OL12 6DE
Greenbank Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rochdale · OL12 0HZ
Heybrook Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rochdale · OL12 9BJ
Meanwood Community Nursery and Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rochdale · OL12 7DJ
Lowerplace Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rochdale · OL16 4UU
Marland Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rochdale · OL11 4QW
Belfield Community School
Primary · Community school
Rochdale · OL16 2XW
Whittaker Moss Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rochdale · OL11 5XP
Ashfield Valley Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rochdale · OL11 1TA
Newhey Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rochdale · OL16 4JX
Hamer Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rochdale · OL16 2SU
St Edward's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Rochdale · OL11 3AR
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Rochdale · OL16 5JQ
Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Rochdale · OL16 3JT
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Rochdale · OL11 2TN
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Rochdale · OL12 0EL
Crossgates Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Rochdale · OL16 3HB
Healey Foundation Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Rochdale · OL12 0ST
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Rochdale · OL12 8TL
Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Rochdale · OL12 8DB
Broadfield Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rochdale · OL16 1QT
Deeplish Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Rochdale · OL11 1LT
Kentmere Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Rochdale · OL12 9EE
St James' Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL12 9JW
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL12 9QA
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL12 0ET
Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Rochdale · OL16 2NU
Moorhouse Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Rochdale · OL16 4DR
St John With St Michael Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL12 8EP
Sandbrook Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL11 2LR
Norden Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL12 7RQ
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone
Primary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL11 2HB
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL16 3QZ
Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL11 2DA
Spotland Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Rochdale · OL12 6QG
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL16 4AW
St Vincent's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL12 7QL
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL11 1EZ
Caldershaw Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL12 7QL
Secondary Schools in Rochdale (8)
Whitworth Community High School
Secondary · Community school
ROCHDALE · OL12 8TS
Wardle Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL12 9RD
Hollingworth Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL16 3DR
Matthew Moss High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL11 3LU
Kingsway Park High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL16 4XA
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Rochdale · OL11 5EF
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Rochdale · OL16 4RX
Falinge Park High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Rochdale · OL12 6LD
Other Schools in Rochdale (15)
Howard Street Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Rochdale · OL12 0PP
Beech House School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Rochdale · OL11 4JQ
Raise Rochdale Pupil Referral Service
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Rochdale · OL16 2XW
Rochdale Islamic Academy
Not applicable · Other independent school
Rochdale · OL12 0HX
Redwood
Not applicable · Community special school
Rochdale · OL11 5EW
Great Howarth School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Rochdale · OL12 9HJ
Meadows School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Rochdale · OL12 9EN
Rochdale Sixth Form College
All through · Academy 16-19 converter
Rochdale · OL12 6HY
Willow View School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Rochdale · OL12 6BT
Healey Learning Centre
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Rochdale · OL12 6LN
Whitehall Academy
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Rochdale · OL12 0LN
Nuqtah Primary School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Rochdale · OL11 1QH
Heywood Academy
Not applicable · Free schools special
Rochdale · OL10 4TW
Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd
Not applicable · Other independent school
Rochdale · OL12 0JR
Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd
Not applicable · Other independent school
Rochdale · OL12 0JR
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Rochdale are set by Rochdale and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.