How many schools does Rochdale have?

OfferDay lists 106 schools in Rochdale, including 69 primary schools and 13 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Rochdale?

Every school in Rochdale is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Rochdale ranked?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Rochdale does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Rochdale local authority?

OfferDay groups the Rochdale schools across eight towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Rochdale local authority

Rochdale has 106 schools listed on OfferDay across 8 towns.

2 nursery schools · 69 primary schools · 13 secondary schools · 2 sixth forms and colleges · 13 special and alternative provision schools · 7 independent schools

About schools in Rochdale

Rochdale lists 106 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 13 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at two sixth forms and colleges.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 59%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 57 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 40.3; average Attainment 8 score, across the 15 schools with published results

Top schools in Rochdale

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 All Souls Church of England Primary School 87%
2 Ashfield Valley Primary School 83%
3 St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford 76%
4 St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 76%
5 Whittaker Moss Primary School 74%
6 Bowlee Park Community Primary School 73%
7 Alkrington Primary School 73%
8 Healey Foundation Primary School 73%

Secondary

1 Hollingworth Academy 51.1
2 Oulder Hill Leadership Academy 44.4
3 Wardle Academy 44.1
4 St Anne's Church of England Academy 44.1
5 Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College 43.4
6 Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School 40.9
7 Dixons Middleton Academy 40.3
8 St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy 39.7

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Rochdale.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Elizabeth House School
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys
Rochdale Islamic Academy
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

Common questions about schools in Rochdale

How many schools does Rochdale have?: OfferDay lists 106 schools in Rochdale, including 69 primary schools and 13 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Rochdale?: Every school in Rochdale is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Rochdale ranked?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Rochdale does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Rochdale local authority?: OfferDay groups the Rochdale schools across eight towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.