Rochdale School Catchment Areas
Rochdale has 105 schools - 69 primary and 13 secondary - spread across a mix of towns and areas.
Expect the tightest competition in and around Rochdale and Manchester, where popular primaries are regularly oversubscribed and last-distance-offered figures can shrink to a few hundred metres.
Around 35% of schools in Rochdale have a religious character - Church of England, Catholic, or other faith - which means faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in those schools' oversubscription tiebreakers.
Based on the latest published capacity data, 26 of the 105 schools in Rochdale are at or above their admission number, so catchment distance is decisive at those schools. 37 schools apply faith-based criteria alongside catchment distance. Of the 41 Rochdale schools with a current Ofsted rating, 31 are rated Good or Outstanding.
Rochdale Catchment Area Documents
Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Rochdale schools are published annually.
Schools in Rochdale
60 schoolsHoward Street Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Rochdale · OL12 0PP
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
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Schools in Manchester
21 schoolsSunny Brow Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Manchester · M24 4AD
Alkrington Primary School
Primary · Community school
Manchester · M24 1JZ
Elm Wood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Manchester · M24 2EG
Hollin Primary School
Primary · Community school
Manchester · M24 6JG
Parkfield Primary School
Primary · Community school
Manchester · M24 4AF
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Manchester · M24 2BE
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Manchester · M24 1FL
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Manchester · M24 5GL
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Manchester · M24 1PY
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Manchester · M24 1GD
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
Manchester · M24 2GL
Hopwood Hall College
All through · Further education
Manchester · M24 6XH
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Schools in Heywood
13 schoolsHarwood Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Heywood · OL10 1DG
Hopwood Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Heywood · OL10 2HN
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Heywood · OL10 4XB
All Souls Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Heywood · OL10 4DF
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Heywood · OL10 4BB
Oak Haven School
Not applicable · Community special school
Heywood · OL10 3PY
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
Heywood · OL10 2AA
Woodland Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Heywood · OL10 3BX
Newhouse Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Heywood · OL10 2NT
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Heywood · OL10 3PD
Edgar Wood Academy
Secondary · Free schools
Heywood · OL10 2QN
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Heywood · OL10 2AA
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Schools in Littleborough
5 schoolsLittleborough Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Littleborough · OL15 9HW
Stansfield Hall Church of England / Methodist Church Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Littleborough · OL15 9PR
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Littleborough · OL15 9DB
Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Littleborough · OL15 0ES
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Littleborough · OL15 8DU