Bamford Academy
Belgium Street, Rochdale, Manchester, OL11 5PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ALTUS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Principal
- Mrs Samantha Gaskell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Rochdale Sixth Form College
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 324
- URN
- 137471
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706631496
About this school
Bamford Academy is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 324 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bamford Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 41 | 43 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 65% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 84% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 72% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 79% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Bamford Academy 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 | 68% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 343 |
| 2023/24 | 365 |
| 2024/25 | 360 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bamford Academy compares
Bamford Academy ranked 44th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.7% | 16.9% | 324 | — |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford | 76% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 228 | 0.8 miles |
| Whittaker Moss Primary School | 74% | 4.3% | 6.7% | 443 | 0.8 miles |
| Caldershaw Primary School | — | — | — | 235 | 0.8 miles |
| St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 343 | 0.8 miles |
| Norden Primary Academy | — | — | — | 370 | 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)
- 16.94%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.72%
- Persistent absence
- 19.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford0.8 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
Whittaker Moss Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Caldershaw Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
St Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Norden Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Rochdale
Other schools in Manchester
Bamford Academy ranks 204th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bamford Academy teach?
- Bamford Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the principal of Bamford Academy?
- The principal of Bamford Academy is Mrs Samantha Gaskell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bamford Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bamford Academy, 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 Bamford Academy?
- Bamford Academy has 324 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bamford Academy full?
- Bamford Academy has capacity for 390 pupils and 324 on roll (83%), 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 Bamford Academy a faith school?
- No. Bamford Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Bamford Academy a selective school?
- No. Bamford Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Bamford Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bamford Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Bamford Academy part of an academy trust?
- Bamford Academy is part of ALTUS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bamford Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bamford Academy compare with other schools in Rochdale?
- Bamford Academy ranked 44th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bamford Academy's absence rate?
- Bamford Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bamford Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bamford Academy'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 1 July 2026.