St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Ann Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EZ
This school is closed (it closed in October 2025).
It was replaced by St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Campbell
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 105826
- Local authority
- Rochdale
About this school
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Rochdale. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 224 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 57% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 64% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 75% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 71% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale 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 | 81% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.2% | 35.9% | 224 | — |
| St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 213 | 0.0 miles |
| Deeplish Primary Academy | 71% | 5.2% | 38.2% | 452 | 0.3 miles |
| Broadfield Community Primary School | 45% | 5.8% | 47.6% | 406 | 0.3 miles |
| Ashfield Valley Primary School | 83% | 6.2% | 28.6% | 239 | 0.6 miles |
| Lowerplace Primary School | 41% | 6.5% | 38.8% | 533 | 0.7 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)
- 35.9%
- English as an additional language
- 75.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.15%
- Persistent absence
- 17.89%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Deeplish Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Broadfield Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Ashfield Valley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Lowerplace Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rochdale
Other 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 John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale teach?
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Rochdale.
- Has St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale?
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale had 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale'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 31 October 2025.