St Edward's Church of England Primary School
Hanover Street, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 3AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Dr Alison Petrie
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 364
- Pupils on roll
- 316
- URN
- 105802
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706631755
About this school
St Edward's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 316 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Edward's Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 35% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 63% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 71% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 67% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Edward's Church of England Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Rochdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 337 |
| 2023/24 | 344 |
| 2024/25 | 328 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Edward's Church of England Primary School compares
St Edward's Church of England Primary School ranked 40th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.9% | 28.1% | 316 | — |
| Castleton Primary School | 55% | 5.9% | 33% | 352 | 0.4 miles |
| St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale | 48% | 4.3% | 20.9% | 197 | 0.4 miles |
| Marland Hill Community Primary School | 60% | 5% | 35.1% | 464 | 0.9 miles |
| All Souls Church of England Primary School | 87% | 3.8% | 20% | 234 | 1.0 miles |
| Brimrod Community Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 39% | 208 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.05%
- English as an additional language
- 19.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Castleton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale0.4 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Marland Hill Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
All Souls Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
Brimrod Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rochdale
Other schools in Rochdale
St Edward's Church of England Primary School ranks 25th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Rochdale.
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ashfield Valley Primary School Primary
- Belfield Community School Primary
- Brimrod Community Primary School Primary
- Broadfield Community Primary School Primary
- Caldershaw Primary School Primary
- Castleton Primary School Primary
- Crossgates Primary School Primary
- Deeplish Primary Academy Primary
- Greenbank Primary School Primary
- Hamer Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Edward's Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Edward's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of St Edward's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Edward's Church of England Primary School is Dr Alison Petrie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Edward's Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Edward's Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Edward's Church of England Primary School?
- St Edward's Church of England Primary School has 316 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Edward's Church of England Primary School full?
- St Edward's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 364 pupils and 316 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Edward's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Edward's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does St Edward's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Edward's Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Edward's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Edward's Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Rochdale?
- St Edward's Church of England Primary School ranked 40th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Edward's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- St Edward's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Edward's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Edward's Church of England Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.